国际英语资讯:AU official calls for strengthening electoral institutions in Africa
<p><span word="KIGALI">KIGALI</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 3-- <span word="An">An</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="determining">determining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Khabele">Khabele</span> <span word="Matlosa">Matlosa</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commissions">commissions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span>.</p><p><span word="Whereas">Whereas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> 15 <span word="national">national</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="displacements">displacements</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="mired">mired</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="tension">tension</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Khabele">Khabele</span>.</p><p><span word="Voter">Voter</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commissions">commissions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="processes">processes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="processes">processes</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="governance">governance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="trustable">trustable</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kalisa">Kalisa</span> <span word="Mbanda">Mbanda</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="participatory">participatory</span> <span word="governance">governance</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="governance">governance</span>.</p>
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