Factsheet | EU Election Observation Mission | Sri Lanka 2024

Following an invitation by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, the European Union has deployed a mission to Sri Lanka to observe presidential election scheduled for 21 September. The EU has a long history of accompanying electoral processes in Sri Lanka and has deployed Election Observation Mission’s (EU EOM) on six occasions, the last in 2019, reflecting the EU's commitment to democratic processes and partnership with the country.

The European Union Election Observation Mission’s mandate is to assess the 2024 Presidential election in line with Sri Lanka’s national legal framework as well as with the international and regional standards and commitments the country has made regarding democratic elections.

The mission will provide an fact-based, comprehensive, and impartial analysis of the entire electoral process, in line with established EU methodology for observing elections.

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