India has been unanimously elected as the brand new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at its common meeting and govt board assembly held in Manila, Philippines on May 7, the Election Commission of India (ECI) stated in a press assertion issued on Wednesday. The newly added members to the Executive board embrace Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Taiwan and Philippines.
The Election Commission of India’s three-member delegation, led by Deputy Election Commissioner Nitesh Vyas, offered the work schedule for 2022-23 and future plan of actions for 2023-24 earlier than the Executive board.
While presenting ‘Gender Issues in Elections,’ the delegation showcased a number of efforts made by India to be able to take away socio-political disparity for a extra inclusive and participative election course of.
The AAEA is a non-partisan platform within the Asia area fashioned with the view of sharing greatest practices amongst member nations to reinforce the participation of its electorates in the direction of making their international locations a vibrant democracy and mannequin for good governance.
India has usually organised a number of worldwide coaching programmes for the member international locations on the International Institute for Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM). The IIIDEM has been instrumental in coaching over 250 officers from AAEA member international locations since 2019. Recently, 50 officers of Bangladesh Election Commission have been skilled throughout 2021-22.
The ECI has additionally organized International Election Visitors Programme and International Virtual Election Visitors Programme (IEVP), which was held throughout Assembly elections in 2022, for the member international locations. AAEA can be an Associate Member of the 118 member Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB).
AAEA was established in 1998 after the decision handed by members of the Symposium on Asian Elections within the Twenty First Century in Manilla in 1997.
The AAEA was conceived to advertise and institutionalise open and clear elections, impartial and neutral election authorities, professionalising Asian election authorities, citizen participation within the electoral and civic course of, info sharing, and the event of assets for election-related info and analysis. ECI served on the Executive Board of the AAEA because the Vice Chair throughout 2011-13 and Chair throughout 2014-16.
(With inputs from PTI)
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