Election Commission to tie up with 6 nations on cooperation in poll management

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to an Election Commission proposal to enter into agreements with six nations on cooperation in election management.

These include the National Electoral Council of Ecuador, the Central Election Commission of Albania, the Election Commission of Bhutan, the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan, the National Independent Electoral Commission of Guinea and the Union Election Commission of Myanmar.

"These MoUs would promote bilateral cooperation, aimed at building technical assistance/capacity support for the election management bodies," a statement said.