We wish that all political forces in this country will participate in the election obviously to make them as inclusive as possible,” Mayaudon said on Monday. The EU did not find the last general election ‘credible’ and stayed away from monitoring the polls as the opposition BNP and its allies boycotted the exercise, resulting in more than half the seats returning uncontested winners. Free, fair and inclusive elections are the pillar of democracy and the next general election must respond to those criteria, said Mayaudon. We are used to it, we accept it and even we welcome it as a way to keep us under constant encouragement to revisit the way EU is defining and conducting its policies”. With Bangladesh, the EU is engaged with the 2001 cooperation agreement that sets the legal framework.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2017 14:15 UTC