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Denver – A letter from Morocco’s Ambassador to the UN Omar Hilale has now been shared with each of the 193 members of the United Nations.
The UN Secretariat-General shared the letter Monday, nearly two weeks after Hilale wrote the document highlighting Morocco’s September 8th general elections. Hilale noted the high participation rate of Western Sahara was proof of the region’s “unwavering attachment” to their Moroccan identity.
According to government statistics, voter participation in the southern provinces surpassed 50%, and in some areas even reached as high as 85%. For Moroccan officials, these numbers are evidence of the local support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed region.
The country’s national elections were monitored by both national and international independent agencies to ensure fairness in the political process.
“These elections were monitored and observed, with complete independence and neutrality, by 5,020 national and international observers,” Hilale relayed.
He added, “These are 4,891 national observers, including 568 observers from the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), as well as 129 international observers, notably representing several countries in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Arab World. International and regional organizations, national and international parliaments and non-governmental and civil society organizations.”
Observers determined that no issues were found during the electoral process that could potentially “affect the transparency of the ballot.”
With Hilale’s letter officially shared with the UN’s general assembly, his message will now also be permanently recorded in the official UN records as a milestone in Morocco’s democratization process.
