Thread by @Peter_Wolf_Idea

Next: DoP Session on follow up to recommendations, some questions:
• Assistance and observation needs to be symbiotic - how can this be achieved?
• What is the rationale for observation where there is no follow up?

Hassan Sesay, UN EAD:
• Recent experience: No connection between clean elections and violence?
• Holistic view is needed: technical + political perspective
• Need to combine technical assistance, preventative diplomacy, human rights
• Recommendations key for EAD projects

Tres-Ann Kremer, Commonwealth:
• Revised Commonwealth observation guidelines & memberstate committments, include follow up: post election presentation, remain in contact, possible mid term follow up, coherence with assistance

• implementation to be seen in context of political will. 'must' creates pushback. Important: knowing interest of actors, quick wins, long term, coherence of intl. actors, distinction between observers and assistance

Dennis Kadima, EISA
• Follow up needs patience, may not happen immediately, requires long term approach.
• Requires visibility of reports, political will, no contradiction between different observers
• quality & understandably: sometimes EMBs misunderstand recommendations

Khabele Matlosa, AU:
Electoral assistance should not be stand alone, link to broader context

Gerardo de Icaza, OAS: 50% of OAS recommendations found to be implemented within~4 years. But, especially when low hanging fruit, don't necessarily lead to better elections

Isabel Martino, EEAS: Recent improvements in follow up:
• quality&consistency of recommendations,
tracking, incl. recommendation database,
• return visits part of EOMs, joint round tables with other groups

• follow up plan for each EOM,
• realize too many recommendations lead to cherry picking
• follow up informs future priorities

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