Meeting with Bolivian Citizen Election Observation Missions

On Wednesday, 16 September, the Bolivian Ombudsman, Defensoría del Pueblo, hosted a meeting with the three main Bolivian citizen Election Observation Missions (MOEC Observa Bolivia, Defensoría y Jubileo ODC), which deployed over 2.300 observers across the country on the 17 August polls. The Bolivian 2025 general polls were the most observed ever, adding up to the integrity and credibility of the ongoing electoral process, and the same number of EOMs and observers is expected for the presidential/vice-presidential runoff scheduled for 19 OctoberFPI-funded, ECES-implemented PRO-Elección Bolivia coordinator, Luis Castellar, presented a compilation report and a methodological tool developed by ECES that systematises the preliminary reports submitted to  the Tribunal Supremo Electoral, including conclusions and preliminary recommendations,  from national and international electoral observation missions. The tool will also enhance the visibility and leverage of the three Bolivian EOMs, establishing a roadmap for implementing short-, mid, and long-term recommendations with the TSE and the incoming executive and legislative powers. Observa Bolivia, Jubileo, and the Ombudsman agreed with ECES to hold a targeted workshop to enhance the upcoming final report and recommendations of the three domestic EOMs, tapping into ECES's election experts' roster.

The European Union leads international efforts in support of the 2025/26 Bolivian electoral process, including the EU EOM Bolivia 2025 and the ECES-implemented PRO-Elección Bolivia project, both carried out through the Foreign Policy Instrument (FPI), along with other election-related projects supported by the EU Delegation to Bolivia.