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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

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Court of general jurisdiction (including Supreme Court)
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Electoral Law of 11November 2009 on the election of the President of the Republic and the People'sNational Assembly / Lei Eleitoral de 11 de Novembro 2009 para Presidente daRepública e Assembleia Nacional Popular

 

Art. 137: Interestedparties may challenge before the plenary of the Supreme Court the decisionsissued by the National Electoral Commission on complaints, protests and counterprotests.

(“Osinteressados podem interpor recurso para o plen?rio do supremo Tribunal deJusti?a, das decis?es proferidas pela CNE sobre as reclama??es, protestos oucontra protestos.”)

 

Link: http://www.cne-guinebissau.org/phocadownload/lei_eleitoral.pdf

“The electoral lawestablishes an election complaints mechanism with a dual component: Anadministrative mechanism through the National Election Commission whichoperates at every level of the election administration. The Supreme Court ofJustice, specifically its electoral section, to which complaints and appealsagainst CNE decisions shall be submitted.” (EU EOM Final Report on the 2009 Presidential Election in Guinea Bissau,p. 40: http://eeas.europa.eu/eueom/pdf/missions/guinea_bissau_pres_election_2009_final_report_final_eng.pdf)

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The electoral lawestablishes an election complaints mechanism with a dual component: Anadministrative mechanism through the National Election Commission which operatesat every level of the election administration. The Supreme Court of Justice,specifically its electoral section, to which complaints and appeals against CNEdecisions shall be submitted.
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