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POLITICAL PARTIES IN NAMIBIA ADOPT 'CODE OF CONDUCT' FOR
Posting Date: 09/14/89 Source: UNITEX Network, Hoboken, NJ, USA
ELECTORAL PROCESS
Political parties taking part in the election campaign in
Namibia, under the supervision of the United Nations Transition
Assistance Group (UNTAG), today agreed on a 'code of conduct'
they will observe during the electoral process. A United
Nations official announced in the Namibian capital of Windhoek
that nine parties planning to contest the elections for a
constituent Assembly, set for November, had established a
framework of rules based on the principle that they all have the
right to present their policies to the electorate, and that each
is obliged to accept the freedom of the others to campaign.
There is also provision for dealing with disputes and for the
peaceful conduct of meetings and rallies, with the parties
agreeing not to obstruct the activities of others.
Their signatures to the agreement were witnessed by the
Secretary- General's special representative, Martti Ahtisaari.
Under the code, the party leaders undertook "to honour the
outcome of free and fair elections, so certified by the
Secretary-General's representative". Mr. Ahtisaari said it was
an "important and historic agreement" on the long road leading to
free and fair elections in Namibia. It was also a significant
step towards national reconciliation. He said he had been
deeply impressed by the restraint, constructiveness and
flexibility shown by party leaders in negotiating the code.
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