The European Union Electoral Expert Mission (EEM) held a virtual meeting with Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) spokesperson U Myint Nyaing on 8 October, according to the French Embassy in Myanmar.

At the invitation by the UEC to observe the upcoming general elections 2020 the EU has appointed an Election Expert Mission (EEM), which arrived in Myanmar on 4 October.

The EEM comprises four experienced experts, whose task is to monitor and assess all stages of the electoral process, the electoral administration, the legal framework, the political context, as well as the media and social media environment. It will remain in the country until the end of the electoral process. This includes part of the complaint and appeal phase, according to the Embassy.