DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE INTERIM CHAIRPERSON
ON THE CONFERENCE ON ELECTIONS, DEMOCRACY
AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
Doc. EX/CL/35HII)
The Executive Council:
TAKES NOTE of the report and the crucial recommendations adopted by the Pretoria Conference;
COMMENDS the Commission of the African Union and the South African Independent Electoral Commission for their initiative in organizing the Conference on Elections, Democracy and Governance which took place in Pretoria, South Africa, on 7-10 April 2003, and TAKES NOTE of the recommendations contained in the report;
PAYS TRIBUTE to all the participants, namely: Members of Electoral Commissions and other organs responsible for management of electoral process, members of constitutional courts, parliamentarians and researchers for their contribution to the success of the meeting;
REQUESTS the Commission of the African Union to convene a meeting of Government Experts to examine the documents emanating from the Pretoria Conference, particularly the document on directives regarding African Union election observation and monitoring missions and the document on the prospects of establishing an Electoral Assistance Fund;
TAKES NOTE of the Communique of the Pretoria Conference on Elections, Democracy and Governance and DECIDES to present it to the Assembly of the Union;
WELCOMES the proposal of the African Union Commission to formulate the draft document on Democracy and Governance which will take on board all the commitments made by Member States in this respect, and REQUESTS the Commission to present this document to the proposed meeting of Government Experts for consideration.