Multi Observer Group 2022 Election Report Transparent And Credible

The final report from the Multinational Observer Group (MOG) for the 2022 Fiji General Election has made 20 recommendations to the Government of Fiji on how to further improve the country’s electoral system, policies and legal framework.

Friday 07 April 2023 | 05:42

Staff Writer

From left: Fijian Elections Office acting Supervisor of Elections Ana Mataiciwa, Electoral Commission chair Mukesh Nand, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga, MOG co-chair representatives - Australian High Commission charge’ d’affaires John Williams and others. Photo: Multinational Observer Group

The report contains specific recommendations regarding the media environment, gender equality, and the participation of civil society including: reviewing guidelines and legislation to provide greater clarity about the contribution of media organisations to public discourse and political accountability; efforts to promote women’s representation and safeguard gender diversity in the electoral system; and consideration to how domestic and other international non-governmental observers can be incorporated in future electoral processes.

The MOG’s findings and recommendations for future elections are based on the independent, objective, and thorough observations of more than 90 international observers who took part, and the extensive engagement co-chairs and long-term observers had with stakeholders before and after the December poll.