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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 May 2018. It was answered by Boris Johnson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 May 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Paraguay: Elections

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the general election held in Paraguay on 22 April 2018 was conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner.

Answer

The EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) in Paraguay has issued a preliminary statement that the general election held on 22 April 2018 was "well-administered" but held in a "context of institutional weakness". Our diplomats in Paraguay took part in the observation mission and we agree with that initial assessment. We look forward to the publication of the EU EOM final report in June.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
140015
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Elections Paraguay
Link
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