Abstract

Incumbent national leaders invite foreign election monitors only when it is in their interest to do so. Rarely is significant financial assistance "conditional" on holding elections, although it does improve a regime's image abroad to do so. For governments being observed, the trick is to orchestrate the process enough to win, but not enough to arouse observers' suspicions.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1998

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 1998 Middle East Research and Information Project. This article first appeared in Middle East Report 209 28:4 (1998), 17-20, 40.

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