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I – INTRODUCTION
Following the invitation by the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) His Excellency Moussa Faki MAHAMAT, on the proposal of His Excellency Ambassador Bankole ADEOYE Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union, deployed an African Union Short Term Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) with the mandate to observe and report on the legislative elections of 29 May 2024. The Mission arrived Madagascar on 22nd May and will stay in the country till 2nd June 2024.
The Mission is coordinated by Mrs Karine KAKASI SIABA, Ag Head of the Democracy and Electoral Unit (DEU) of the African Union. It is made up of nine (09) Short Term Observers (STO) drawn from AU Member States reflecting the regional geographical diversity of the continent which are: Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Libya, Mauritania, Rwanda, Seychelles and Zimbabwe. The mandate of the Mission is inscribed within the framework of international standards, in line with international, continental and regional instruments relating to democratic elections as well as to the national legal framework. These include:
• the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR);
• the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);
• the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation; • the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG);
• the OUA/AU Declaration on the principles governing democratic elections in Africa;
• the AU Directives for Election observation and monitoring Missions;
• the Aspiration N° 3 of Agenda 2063; •
the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM); •
the Revised SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections;
• the Principles for Election Management, Monitoring and Observation (PEMMO) and COMESA Elections Observation Guidelines; as well as
• the Constitution, laws and regulations of the Republic of Madagascar.