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European Union Election Observation Mission
Kenya 2017

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Press material

Press release: EU EOM final report, 10 January 2018
Press release accompanying EU EOM Kenya 2017 final report
Dangerous political stand-off, uncontested election and assaults on institutions damage Kenya’s democracy: EU EOM Preliminary Statement, 31 October
Chief Observer, Marietje Schaake MEP, presented the EU EOM Kenya 2017 Preliminary Statement for the fresh presidential election held on 26 October, calling for urgent dialogue between political leaders.
Joint communiqué from Heads of International Election Observation Missions, 27 October
Joint communiqué following the meeting of the Heads of International Election Observation Missions to the fresh presidential elections in Kenya on Friday 27 October
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Chief Observer Marietje Schaake
Chief Observer presents EU EOM final report on 2017 Kenya elections, 10 January 2018
Marietje Schaake, EU EOM Kenya 2017 Chief Observer, presented the mission's final report at a press conference in Brussels. "The general elections and later fresh presidential election brought many disappointments and confrontations," she said.
Long-term observers gather in Nairobi before the presidential election
Long-term observers before their deployment across Kenya for the fresh presidential election
Long-term observers gather with colleagues from the core team in Nairobi ahead of the election
Chief Observer Marietje Schaake presents the mission's Preliminary Statement
Chief Observer Marietje Schaake presented the Preliminary Statement of the EU EOM Kenya 2017 in Nairobi, two days after the country's general elections.
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Video Galleries

Podcast of key conclusions of the EU EOM Kenya 2017 final report
Marietje Schaake, EU EOM Kenya 2017 Chief Observer, reads the key conclusions of the final report on the country's 8 August and 26 October 2017 elections
Audio version of full summary of EU EOM Kenya 2017 Preliminary Statement
Chief Observer, Marietje Schaake (MEP), reads the full summary of the EU EOM Kenya 2017 Preliminary Statement, presented in Nairobi on August 10, two days after the general elections
Chief Observer video blog #2
Marietje Schaake, EU EOM Kenya 2017 Chief Observer, speaks on the mission's ongoing work before Kenya's 8 August general elections
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Publications

3rd Edition of the Handbook for EU Election Observation
Handbook for EU Election Observation- 3rd Edition 2016
This third edition provides updated practical guidelines for EU observers and core team.
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Documents

Media monitoring results presidential election, 26 October 2017
Media monitoring results for the period between 28 September and 23 October 2017
Media monitoring results for general elections, 8 August 2017
Media monitoring results for the period between 24 June and 5 August 2017
EU EOM Kenya 2017 Final Report, 10 January 2018
Chief Observer Marietje Schaake releases the EU EOM's final report
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Photo Galleries

Kenya general elections day 8 August 2017
A selection of photos of the 8 August election day with the Chief Observer, Marietje Schaake
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