IP/01/551
Brussels, 10 April 2001
Statement by Commissioner C. Patten
on elections in Peru
"I welcome the
celebration of the 8 April Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Peru.
Electoral bodies and the
main actors have made a remarkable effort, particularly in view of the short time
available since the last elections. I wish to congratulate the people of Peru, the
political parties and the electoral authorities for the maturity shown with a normal and
peaceful electoral process, after the difficult period Peru had to go through during the
last year.
The European Commission
thanks the Peruvian Government for the invitation to observe these elections. The European
Electoral Observation Mission, headed by Ms Eva Zetterberg, Deputy Speaker of the Swedish
Parliament and including eleven Members of the European Parliament, has received
outstanding treatment and has been able to confirm the transparency and fairness of the
electoral process. We welcome the preliminary conclusions reached by its Observation
Mission confirming that this first round of elections has met international electoral
standards.
I would like to encourage
the Peruvian people, the electoral authorities and politicians actors to continue their
democratic efforts throughout the electoral process leading to the second round of
Presidential elections and the transition to a new Government and Parliament next
July."
Websites :
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/peru/intro/index.htm
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/la/index.htm
http://www.moeue-peru.org/
Gunnar WIEGAND : 02.296 31
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