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Participation Inclusion

Active involvement of election stakeholder in the electoral process and ensure an inclusive election

In this regard, the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence focuses on the steps that can be taken to establish an electoral system where no one is excluded. The most vulnerable are the youth and women, as well as other statistically underrepresented communities.




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In this regard, the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence focuses on the steps that can be taken to establish an electoral system where no one is excluded. The most vulnerable are the youth and women, as well as other statistically underrepresented communities. It is the responsibility and duty of any government to change the decision of an election, transfer power to the party concerned, and provide every eligible voter with the right to vote and exercise their voting right. Furthermore, women political activists are the foremost segment in the country that has historically been subjected to severe injustice and exclusion, while the mainly other underprivileged community in this regard is the people with disabilities. The Parliament of Sri Lanka must work diligently to take all necessary steps to bring the inherent talents of that community into the national political arena. The contribution of all parties is an essential element in taking such action. The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence produced its election monitoring documents in Braille in 2015 and worked closely with many of the measures taken by the Election Commission at the time to achieve an inclusive election



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