Two-party talks on new NEC law move forward

Negotiators for the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP say they have hammered out several details of a new law governing the National Election Committee (NEC) after talks on Monday and expect to have the draft finished as early as the end of the month.

The opposition has long accused the NEC of giving the CPP an unfair advantage in elections. Its overhaul was one of the key CNRP demands agreed to by the CPP in order to end a yearlong political deadlock following the ruling party’s disputed victory in last year’s national election. ...

Kuch Naren and Zsombor Peter
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