Contents Preface Contents Map of Country Introduction ............................................................................................................................1 Overall assessment.................................................................................................................1 Standards and Conventions ...................................................................................................3 The Legal Framework............................................................................................................5 Electoral bodies......................................................................................................................6 The Pre-election Phases.........................................................................................................7 Technical Aspects ............................................................................................................... 10 Candidate Agents and Observers ....................................................................................... 11 The Election Day ................................................................................................................ 12 Tabulation and Publication of Results ............................................................................... 14 The Results .......................................................................................................................... 18 Recommendations............................................................................................................... 19