[1] It aims to provide the conditions for a democratic and transparent electoral system, from campaigning and media access through voter registration, vote counting and certification.
The electoral law regulates posters, election rallies, leaflets, the press and other media appearances.
On voting day – which is from 7am to 6pm on Sundays (though it can be extended if there are more voters than anticipated) – all parties are entitled to have delegates at all polling stations.
[2] The CNEI is made up of members of both government and opposition parties, as well as civil society,[3] and is set up to be independent and financially autonomous.
This limits opportunities to cheat by taking and using several ballots – as voters will now be given a single paper on which they will be asked to place one cross or tick.
[4] While parties were already entitled to have representatives at all polling stations, their agreement in certifying the vote count is now mandatory.