Gasa,

I read the following from the report and take it to be a critic,unless
otherwise.

For Freedom
Saiks


"....Once the nominations were completed , the NRP and PDOIS were the only
opposition parties sponsoring candidate s, and only 15 constituencies were
contested. In early June, the National Assembly passed several amendments that
reduc ed the power of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to control
man y fundamental election matters. The National Assembly gained the power to
set the registration requirements for political parties and change const
ituency boundaries; local chieftaincies became presidential appointments
instead of elected positions; voter registration requirements were relaxe d;
and the IEC lost the right to question voters about their citizenship during
the registration process......"

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