Brussels, 12/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - In a joint resolution adopted on Thursday 12 May, MEPs have called for a “thorough” investigation into the transparency of the electoral process when Djibouti went to the polls in April 2016.
Opposition parties and human rights activists allege that the outcome - the re-election of President Ismail Omar Guelleh for a fourth 5-year term of office, with 87.1% of the vote - was down to political repression. MEPs emphasise “the importance of fair...