The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) joined endorsing organizations in the Convening Committee and Annual Implementation Meetings of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation (DoP) in Geneva, Switzerland, 10-12 December 2025. This year's implementation meeting marked 20 years since the launch of the DoP at the United Nations Secretariat.
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) joined endorsing organizations of the Declaration of Principles (DoP) for International Election Observation in reaffirming their commitment to supporting genuine democratic elections. As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the DoP, the endorsing organizations also reaffirmed their commitment to the principles of international election observation
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES FOR INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION October 27, 2005 Genuine democratic elections are an expression of sovereignty, which belongs to the people of a country, the free expression of whose will provides the basis for the authority and legitimacy of government. The rights of citizens to vote and to be elected
