01/03/2023 (Agence Europe) – “Despite a challenging context and operational failures, the Nigerian people demonstrated their commitment to democracy”, said the High Representative, Josep Borrell, on Tuesday 28 February, the day after the EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) (see EUROPE 13089/27) published its initial remarks on the 25 February general elections in Nigeria. Mr Borrell stressed that “the EU looks forward to the announcement of the results by INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission), calling on all stakeholders to respect the process and remain peaceful and calm, while the INEC collates the results “. According to the preliminary statement of the EU EOM, the electoral process suffered from a lack of transparency that undermined confidence and the right to vote. There are also significant allegations of vote buying. For more information: https://aeur.eu/f/5jr (AN)