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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMB’s and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

Party or
Model of Number Term of EMB members Chair appointed/ expert-
S No. Country electoral Name of EMB of EMB office selected by elected by based
management members membership

5 years
Election
11 Bhutan Independent Commission of 3 or until Monarch Monarch Expert
Bhutan attaining
age of 65
Supreme Electoral President,
12 Bolivia Independent 7 6 years EMB Expert
Tribunal legislature
Bosnia and Central Election
13 Independent 7 7 years Legislature EMB Expert
Herzegovina Commission
Supreme Court;
Superior Electoral
14 Brazil Independent Minimum 7 2 years Superior Court; EMB Expert
Court
President
Central Election
15 Bulgaria Independent Minimum 19 5 years President President Combined
Commission
Members of the
Independent
Burkina decree of the commission from
16 Independent National Election 15 5 years Combined
Faso President representatives of
Commission
the civil society
Appointed by By Presidential
presidential decree, decree after the
Independent after ratification by members have
17 Burundi Independent National Electoral 7 5 years National Assembly been ratified by the Expert
Commission and Senate with National Assembly
50% vote. and the Senate with
a 75% majority each
Independent The National
EMB since 1998, The National The National
18 Cambodia Election 9 5 Years Expert
Constitutional Committee Assembly Assembly
since 2015
Electoral President of the President of the
Council: Republic upon Republic upon
4 years,
Elections consultation with consultation with
19 Cameroon Independent Cameroon 18 General political parties political parties Expert
(ELECAM) Directorate represented in the represented in the
of National Assembly National Assembly
Elections: and civil society. and civil society.
5 years

House of
20 Canada Independent Elections Canada Not applicable Expert
Commons
The Presidents of
the Constitutional
Court, the Supreme
National Registry 4 years Court of Justice EMB
of Civil Status
21 Colombia Independent and the Council
of State, through
a merit competition
National Electoral The full Congress
Council 9 4 years of the Republic EMB Expert
Supreme Electoral Supreme Court of
22 Costa Rica Independent 3-5 6 years EMB Expert
Tribunal Justice

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