The International “School of Electoral Experts” will be held in Moscow from 27 to 29 November at the MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. 60 young professionals from 50 countries will participate, the school’s press service reported.
It was noted that for three days, foreign young people will become familiar with the theory of international election observation, gain competence in the field of election observation, and also examine Russian election standards.
According to Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the International Relations Committee, this is a unique format aimed at creating a new independent international monitoring system, free from political bias.
“It is the youth who will and are already creating new standards and mechanisms in the political and electoral spheres that meet the realities of a multipolar world and take into account the national interests of different countries,” he said.
At the opening of the school, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Olga Petrova noted that information is one of the most important resources. “The school will provide the opportunity to learn from world-renowned experts. This is also an opportunity for you to become better, more professional in your field. “I am sure that in three days you will gain a great deal of knowledge that will be useful in your future work, in creating your development route and life,” he emphasized.
In turn, the first deputy head of the working apparatus of the Commissar for Human Rights of the Russian Federation, Ilya Chechelnitsky, received an appeal from the Commissar for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova to the organizers and participants of the school, stating that “today Russia has a competent team capable of constantly supporting new standards in election exams and it needs independent international observers”.
Areg Agasaryan, First Deputy Director of the International Youth Center of RUDN University, emphasized that “in today’s emerging multipolar world, it is especially important to develop international cooperation in the field of election processes.” According to him, independent international communities of election experts will play a key role in conducting independent election monitoring in the future.
It was noted that the school was organized by the International Youth Center of RUDN University together with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The school’s partners are the Russian Public Electoral Law Institute and the ANO Center for International Interaction and Cooperation.