I. INTRODUCTION
1. The Republic of Rwanda held its common elections from 14 to 16 July 2024 to elect a President and Members of the Chamber of Deputies.
2. The Chairperson of the African Union Fee (AUC), H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat and the Secretary Basic of the Frequent Marketplace for Jap and Southern Africa (COMESA), H.E Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, deployed a joint African Union-Frequent Marketplace for Jap and Southern Africa Election Statement Mission (AU-COMESA EOM) led by His Excellency Jorge Carlos De Almeida Fonseca, Former President of Cabo Verde and Proper Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda and a Member of the COMESA Committee of Elders. The Mission management was supported by H.E Bankole Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Safety (CPAPS). The joint Mission comprised of 48 Brief-Time period Observers (STOs). The observers have been drawn from African Ambassadors accredited to the African Union (AU), the Pan African Parliament (PAP), Election Administration Our bodies (EMBs), Unbiased Electoral and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from 16 African international locations which embrace Benin, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was supported by the technical staff from the African Union Fee, COMESA Secretariat, the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) and two impartial electoral specialists.
3. The Mission was charged with the accountability of observing and reporting on the preparation and conduct of the electoral course of in step with the related worldwide devices for democratic elections together with: the African Constitution on Democracy Elections and Governance (ACDEG), COMESA Pointers on the Conduct of COMESA Election Observer Missions; and the authorized framework for elections in Rwanda.
4. Nineteen (19) groups of observers have been deployed in pairs to the 5 (5) areas and 19 districts to look at the ultimate phases of the electoral campaigns, election days and restricted post-election actions. The Mission additionally engaged with key electoral stakeholders together with the Nationwide Electoral Fee of Rwanda (NEC), Representatives of Authorities, Ministries Departments and Businesses (MDAs), Political Events, Civil Society Organisations, Members of the African Diplomatic Corps, The United Nations (UN) and The European Union (EU), with a view to higher perceive the political, institutional and social context referring to the elections.
5. By way of this Preliminary Assertion, the Mission gives a abstract of its key findings, conclusions and proposals on the electoral course of as much as the closing and counting of the polls. This assertion is issued whereas the collation of election outcomes remains to be ongoing. The Mission will proceed to carefully observe the electoral course of and supply a last report 30 days from the date of announcement of ultimate outcomes.
