Elections in The Gambia [4 December 2021]

Call for expression of interest for the EU Election Observation Mission to The Gambia

The European Commission has initiated the selection procedure for election observers for the Election Observation Mission to The Gambia to observe Presidential Elections, scheduled for 4 December 2021. The Mission will include 16 Long-Term Observers and 16 Short-Term Observers. The Note of the European Commission on this deployment and the Terms of Reference for the Observers are available from the links below:

Call for Observers EOM Gambia 2021

Observers ToR EOM Gambia 2021

The working language of the mission will be English (level C1). Observers should also be willing to accept difficult living conditions when deployed in some areas of responsibility.

Qualified Cypriot candidates who are members of the Roster and are interested to participate to this EU mission should contact the Department for Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations (A1) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by e-mail at cconstantinou@mfa.gov.cy, at the latest by 9 October 2021.

The Mission highly recommends vaccination against COVID-19. Candidates with pre-existing/chronic illnesses who are at risk of developing serious complications when they contract COVID-19, are encouraged to discuss the issue with their doctor.