OAS Electoral Mission Engages Belizean Leaders Ahead of General Elections

The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States, led by senior OAS official Maricarmen Plata, has been engaging with key political figures ahead of Belize’s general elections.

Plata and her team met with Prime Minister and People’s United Party (PUP) leader John Briceño to hear his perspectives on the electoral process. The mission also held discussions with political leaders of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Moses Barrow and Tracy Panton, separately. The aim was to gain insight into their views on the upcoming elections.

This marks the fourth time the OAS will deploy an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to Belize for a general election, with a team of 12 observers from seven countries. Their focus will be on electoral organisation and technology, political-electoral financing, and electoral justice.

Officials also met with “representatives of the Belize PEACE Movement and Jeremy Enriquez, Belize Chamber of Commerce, the NGO Senator Janelle Chanona, and Elma Kay of the Belize Network of NGOs to hear their perspectives on the general elections.”

The mission is financially supported by Brazil, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, and Panama.