As part of its continuous endeavor to promote democracy and good governance in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a 23-member Election Observation Team has been sent to Algiers to follow the legislative elections, scheduled to take place tomorrow in Algeria. The team is composed of parliamentarians, senior diplomats and election experts from the OIC Member States and the OIC General Secretariat, according to a press release issues by the Organization here today. The OIC Secretary General, Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu expressed optimism that the election will be held peacefully and impartially. "Moreover, the competitive participation of more than 40 political parties and thousands of candidates with local and international observers, will lead to credible and transparent elections," the OIC Chief said.
