NEC calls for neutrality on Facebook
An election official warned Facebook users not to make any politically charged posts the day before the election yesterday during a three-day training session on campaign monitoring, with observers accusing him of overstepping the bounds of a rule forbidding parties from campaigning on that day. National Election Committee Secretary-General Tep Nytha made the comments during a seminar attended by both political parties meant to cover campaign monitoring, voter education, training election officials, vote counting, result announcements and the maintenance of security and safety. Political parties are prohibited from campaigning on the day before the June 4 commune elections, but Nytha on May 2 appealed to social media users to respect the ban as well.
