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The CEC Signs MOU with the South African Electoral Commission
The CEC represented by Chairman, Dr. Hanna Nasir, signed today a memorandum of Understanding with the Electoral Commission of the Republic of South Africa in the CEC headquarters at Albireh in the presence of Dr. Sa’ed Al Koni the Minister of Local Governance, and his Excellency Mr. Mlungisi Makalima, head of the South African representative office to the state of Palestine.
The signing ceremony which was also attended by CEO, Hisham Kuhail, Deputy CEO, Ashraf Shuaibi and Head of PR, Fareed Taamallah comes as part of the ’’ the Joint Commission of Cooperation JCC’’ signed between the Palestinian government and the republic of South Africa in 1995.
The Memorandum aims at enhancing cooperation in the fields of electoral laws, planning, management of programs and electoral processes in both countries. It will also seek to carry out initiatives for building the capacities of electoral management teams, the conduct of a joint study on the best electoral practices and the exchange of electoral expertise through study visits and election observation.