Written question asked by Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour) on Thursday, 24 November 2005.

Peru: Elections

Question: Whether, during the United Kingdom Presidency of the European Union, they are initiating any European Union monitoring of the Peruvian presidential and congressional elections in April 2006; and whether they will offer assistance to Peruvian independent organisations which intend to monitor the elections.

Answer: The European Commission has responsibility for European Union (EU) electoral observation missions. As such, it is for the Commission, in consultation with member states, to set priorities for EU electoral observation. The list of priority countries for 2006 has not been finalised. The relevant EU committees will discuss electoral observation for 2006 in the next few weeks.We have no plans at this time to provide direct assistance to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) engaged in election monitoring in Peru in 2006. However, we are in regular contact with a number of NGOs in Peru on democracy, good governance and human rights issues.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 675 c237WA; 2348
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Peru
Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Development aid Elections Election observers EU action Monitoring Non-governmental organisations Peru
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