EC will invite SAARC countries for election observation

The Election Commission will invite the SAARC member countries for the observation of the upcoming 12th parliament election.

The next national election should be held by 29 January, in accordance with the Constitution. If the European Union (EU) will not send a full-pledged team to observe the election, there are many countries that can send observers.

Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said those while talking to the journalists at his office at Nirbachan Bhaban on Tuesday.

He said the Election Commission will invite SAARC countries-Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka-to send observers.

Reiterating that there has to be an election in any situation otherwise there will be a constitutional vacuum in the country, the election commissioner said, adding that if the vacuum is created, there will be anarchy in the country but the Election Commission (EC) cannot allow to happen that.

Replying to a question, EC Alamgir said the election commissioners are not employees of the government or any institution, while they took oath as the country’s constitution and they must keep up their oath.