“The long-term observers are a vital element of our mission. Their observations and insights will form the foundation of our impartial and fact-based evaluation of the electoral process,” said the Chief Observer, Mr. Nacho Sánchez Amor, a Member of the European Parliament.

The EU will employ its robust and well-established methodology of long-term, nation-wide observation, providing a balanced and thorough analysis of the electoral process.

Observers have been deployed in multinational teams of two to all nine provinces of Sri Lanka, where they will meet voters, election officials, politicians and civil society not only in cities, but also in small towns and in villages