“In addition, we have decided to invite middle level officers of the Election Commissions in the South Asian countries for a study tour.Representatives from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia Australia and South Korea will take part in the study tour,” he said.
Deshapriya said election monitors from the Commonwealth and the European Union have also been invited to observe the ‘Presidential Election 2019’. Deshapriya said the foreign election monitors are expected in the country by November 11.He said the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) and Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) would act as local election monitors.