Chief Observer, Tamás Meszerics, launching the EU EOM Ghana 2016 at a press conference in Accra

The European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the 7 December 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana. This follows an invitation by the Ghanaian authorities to observe the elections.

The EU EOM is led by Tamás Meszerics, who after his arrival on November 8 has been meeting the Electoral Commission, political parties, government ministers and other stakeholders.

“The presence of the EU Election Observation Mission demonstrates the European Union’s commitment to the conduct of inclusive, transparent and credible elections in Ghana. We focus our observation not only on the election day, but on the entire electoral process, including the results transmission and the resolution of any election-related disputes after voting has finished,” said Mr Meszerics.