As part of the first day of the 2022 Elections Seminar hosted by Transparency International, Australian National University Representative, Dr. Nicole Haley also took the stage to present their observation of the electoral processes during the 2022 National General Elections.
The ANU was another accredited international observer, apart from the Commonwealth Group, who presented their findings this week. According to their findings, which centered mostly around the Central and Western parts of the Highlands region, there were distinctive deterioration in the election environment.
“We can say with a fair degree of certainty and confidence that the 2022 Elections witnessed fairly, deterioration in the over-arching environment, including the preparation and execution of the election,” Dr. Haley presented.
The two ANU observer teams dispatched into the highlands region identified certain irregularities pertaining to the conduct of officials at various venues.
Dr. Haley added that this year’s elections were qualitatively different, adding that the quality, credibility and integrity of the elections have fairly deteriorated.
She highlighted that one of these main areas included the electoral roll, which is a concern that remains highly problematic and disenfranchises citizens across and has given rise to many of the other irregularities in the context of this election.