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John Cushnahan, Member of European Parliament has been appointed Chief Observer for the forthcoming European Union mission to observe the general elections in October a EU statement said. “ I am very pleased that John Cushnahan has agreed to lead the EU mission. He is a politician I know well and admire,” EU Commissioner for External Relations, Chris Patten said. “ The people of Sri Lanka are justifiably proud of the country’s long record of democratic elections. In Sri Lanka the EU will not therefore be observing a country taking its first steps towards genuine democracy or emerging from a conflict. But these elections are taking place in an atmosphere of violence and intimidation,” the EU statement stated. “ We hope that international observation, by its very presence can contribute to reducing the possibility of electoral fraud and irregularities, as well as the tension and political violence we have already seen begin to re-emerge in this campaign,” the statement further said.
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