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Jan 28, Colombo: The Asian international monitors who were in Sri Lanka to oversee the just concluded presidential elections on Tuesday say the election was conducted in a free and fair manner.
At a special media briefing held in Colombo this morning, Dr. Pan Wei Ta, head of the Taiwan-based Asian Association of Election Authorities (AAEA) said that they did not witness any significant deviation from the procedure as mentioned in the election laws by the returning officers.
The AAEA team comprising 41 delegates from several countries arrived in the country on invitation by the Election Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake. The team visited various polling stations in all 22 electoral districts.
The head of the AAEA delegation said there have been no reports of general public breaching election laws. The election officials carried out their responsibilities neutrally in the most appropriate manner without showing any favoritism, the monitors said.
Dr. Pan Wei Ta said the Election Commissioner as well as the government has extended them the fullest cooperation in their duties.
They are to hand over the final official report to the Election Commissioner this afternoon.
The final report would include recommendations for future elections in Sri Lanka, the head of the delegation said.
The delegation comprised officials from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan.
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