Press Release
In compliance with the Presidential Elections Acts and Regulations, as well as international best practices and procedures, the Elections Commission of Maldives will be granting the opportunity for International Organizations to observe or monitor the upcoming Presidential Election to be held on the 23rd of September 2018.
A Total of 38 delegates from 11 International Organizations will be International Observers, and a total of 26 media representatives from 14 Medias will be monitoring the Election. The Commission received a total of 37 applications as international monitors from which 11 were rejected due to insufficient documents.
All international observers and monitors travelling to Maldives to observe or monitor the Election should adhere to the relevant rules and the Code of Conduct. For the general information of the public, mentioned below are the lists of accepted International Observers, Monitors and the rejected Monitors as well as the rejected Monitors.
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS
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# |
NAME |
ORGANIZATION |
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1 |
Professor Mr. Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole, Commissioner |
Elections Commission of Sri Lanka |
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2 |
Mr. Hannedige Rasika Priyanaga Peiris, Additional Commissioner |
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3 |
Attorney. Frances Aguindadao-Arabe, Director III, Education and Information Department |
Republic of Philippines Commission on Elections |
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4 |
Attorney. Consuelo B. Diola, Acting Commission Secretary |
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5 |
Ms. Ingrid Ioana Bicu, Head of Communication and International Affairs |
Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania |
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6 |
Ms. Luiza Nedelcu, Adviser Communication and International Affairs |
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7 |
Mr. Salahuddin Mahmud, Professional Officer |
Organization for Islamic Corporation |
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8 |
Mr. Amjed Ayad Musa, Professional Officer |
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9 |
Mr. Suntad Sirianuntapiboon |
Elections Commission of Thailand |
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10 |
Mr. Tawatchai Therdphaothai, Election Commissioner |
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11 |
Pol. Col. Jarungvith Phumma, ECT Secretary - General |
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12 |
Mr. Kongyos Boonrak, Director, International Affairs Division |
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13 |
Mr Haji Sulaiman bin Haji, ECM Commissioner |
Election Commission of Malaysia |
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14 |
Miss Yusniati binti Ishak, ECM Officer
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15 |
Mr. Shokri Nashashibi, Commissioner |
Central Elections Commission of Palestine |
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16 |
Mr. Ashraf Shuaibi, Deputy CEO |
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17 |
Mr. David Thomas Morris, Member of Parliament |
All Party British Parliamentary Group |
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18 |
Ms. Emma Louise Smith |
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19 |
Mr. Andor Akos Schmuck |
Hungary |
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20 |
Mr. Andras Laszlo Fai |
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21 |
Dr. Lajos Olah |
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22 |
Mr. Janos Volner |
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23 |
Dr. Marianna Csaki |
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24 |
Ms.Neva Sadikoglu, Secretary General ECR Group European Committee of the Regions, UK |
Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe |
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25 |
Mr. Themistoklis Asthenidis, Deputy Director, ACRE |
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26 |
Mr. Laurentiu Rebega MEP, Romania |
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27 |
Mr. Arif Hussain |
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28 |
Mr. Georgi Balabanov, Vice chairman of Reload Bulgaria Party, Bulgaria |
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29 |
Mr. Nikolay Barekov MEP, Bulgaria |
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30 |
Mr. Ahmed Jamal Nasir Awan |
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31 |
Mr. Asif Syed Ahmed |
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32 |
Mr. Atifa Shah |
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33 |
Mr.Aftab Ahmed Chughtai |
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34 |
Karel Jiaan Antonio Galang |
The Asian Network for Free Election (ANFREL) |
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35 |
Amael Vier |
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36 |
Jeewandarage Indika Jeewandara |
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37 |
Watawala Kankanmage Chandanie Malkathie |
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38 |
Rohana Nishantha Heittiarchie |
INTERNATIONAL MONITORS
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# |
NAME |
ORGANIZATION |
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1 |
Jeffrey Gettleman |
The New York Times |
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2 |
Thomas Andreas Gutersohn |
Swiss Radio and Television |
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3 |
Bernat Renter Armangue |
The Associated Press |
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4 |
Eranga Jaywardena |
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5 |
Rishi Lekhi |
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6 |
Jayampathi palipane |
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7 |
Krishan Francis |
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8 |
Bharatha Mallawarachi |
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9 |
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury |
The Economic Times |
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10 |
Amithabh P Revi |
Strategic News International |
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11 |
Prateek Suri |
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12 |
Parul Chandra |
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13 |
Devirupa Mitra |
The Wire |
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14 |
Meera Srinivasan |
The Hindu |
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15 |
Emmanual Philippe Marie Derville |
Le Figaro |
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16 |
Shigeki TAO |
The Yomiuri Shimbun |
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17 |
Yugiro Futori |
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) |
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18 |
Abhishek Dhulia |
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19 |
Uday Lama |
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20 |
Siddant Sibbal |
WION |
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21 |
Rahul Bhati |
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22 |
Ashish Nijhawan |
KYODO NEWS |
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23 |
Masato Wada |
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24 |
Eishiro Takeishi |
The Asahi Shimbun |
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25 |
Tripti Nath |
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26 |
Simon Sturdee |
Agence France Presse (AFP) |
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# |
ORGANIZATION |
NAME |
REASON |
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1 |
Dipendra Kandel Initiative (Think Tank) |
Dipendra Kandel |
Application form was submitted after the deadline |
INTERNATIONAL MONITORS) REJECTED(
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# |
ORGANIZATION |
NAME |
REASON |
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1 |
Agence France Presse (AFP)
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Agnes Bun |
Cover letter was not submitted and Signature was missing from the application |
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2 |
Lakruwan Wanniarachchi |
Passport photo was not submitted |
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3 |
Ishara Anuradda Samararatna |
Cover letter was not submitted |
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4 |
Dominique Faget |
Cover Letter was submitted incorrectly |
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5 |
Thomson Reuters
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Mohamed Anees Mohamed Shihar |
Cover letter was not submitted |
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6 |
Sanjeev Miglani |
Passport size photo was not submitted |
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7 |
Waruna Cudah Nimal Karutnatikale |
Declaration Form was incorrect |
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8 |
Bogahawaikage Channa Kumara |
Declaration Form was incorrect |
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9 |
All India Radio & Doordarshan News |
Santosh Kumar |
Declaration Form was not submitted |
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10 |
The Econonmist |
John Von Behren Rodenbeck |
Cover Letter was not submitted |
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11 |
ARD German Radio |
Slike Dietrich |
Passport Copy was not submitted |