India unanimously elected as the new President of AAEA for the year 2022-2024
In the recent (May 2022) meeting of the Executive Board of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) and the General Assembly held in Manila (Philippines), India has been unanimously elected as the new President of the AAEA for the term 2022-2024.
AAEA Executive Board:
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The Commission on Elections, Manila is the current chair of the AAEA.
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The new members of the Executive Board now include Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Important Facts:
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The mission of the AAEA is to provide a non-partisan forum in the Asian region for election officials to share experiences and best practices and to discuss and act on ways to promote open and transparent elections so as to support good governance and democracy.
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Officials from several AAEA member countries are regularly participating in international training assignments organised by the India International Institute for Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) from time to time.
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50 officials of the Bangladesh Election Commission have been trained during the year 2021-22.
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The representatives of AAEA are also regularly participating in the International Election Visitors Program organised by the Election Commission of India.
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62 officials from 12 AAEA member countries participated in the 3rd International Virtual Election Visitors Program (IEVP) organised by the Election Commission of India during the assembly elections in 2022.
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The AAEA is also an associate member of the 118-member Association of World Electoral Bodies (A-WEB).
