Sunday 20th February 2011
Following the invitation by the Electoral Commission of Uganda to come and observe the 2011 General elections, the East African Community (EAC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) deployed a 70-member joint Election Observer Mission to the 2011 General Elections in the Republic of Uganda held on Friday 18 February 2011. This interim press release describes the campaign and electoral process and other key factors.