As part of its regular meetings, CEC commissioners in the West Bank met today at CEC’s headquarters in Ramallah with Commissioners in Gaza through video conference to discuss recent developments.
The main points of discussion were the projects the CEC implemented in 2013 such as voter education in schools, empowerment of women to increase their political participation, and procedural issues that need to be addressed in local election laws based on experience in the 2012 local elections. The meeting resolved in holding of a workshop with election stakeholders of political parties, CSOs and observation missions to discuss the needed changes. It should be indicated that the amendment of law is the responsibility of the Legislative Council (PLC).