Govt ignores calls for electoral reforms

Participants said that after the 1999 and 2004 general elections, observers made recommendations that government has failed to implement. So far there are over 60 recommendations that election observers have recommended for implementation, and there is no hope that government will act upon them, said one of the participants.

Among the recommendations is that there is need for a constitutional amendment to provide for election of the president by popular vote. The participants said that the current regime has stated that the constitution is perfect in its current form and it should not be amended.