Zowonongeka UNWTO Chisankho cha Mlembi Wamkulu: Lipoti latsatanetsatane laperekedwa

On July 19 the Minister of Tourism from Zimbabwe, Dr. Walter Mzembi dropped a bomb shell when he requested an agenda point to be added to the upcoming UNWTO General Assembly ku Chengdu China mu Seputembala.

Dr. Taleb Rifai, the current Secretary General responded on July 29 to Mzembi and writes:

Any agenda item proposed by a Member of the Organisation (…) shall be accompanied by a lipoti (…) that sets the framework for the debate and includes, as appropriate, requests on actions to be taken by the General Assembly in the form of recommendations or decisions, serving as a resource and reference for delegations to seek instructions and prepare their position on the matter”.

On August 9 the outspoken Zimbabwe tourism leader submitted his reports in details outlining what had happened, and why he thinks the election process was flawed.

PROPOSED ADDITION TO AGENDA ITEM NO 9

Zokambirana za UNWTO Executive Council Election of the Secretary General (2018-2021), held in Madrid, Spain, on 12 May 2017

Malingana ndi Kalata Yotseguka ya June 12, 2017, yopita kwa onse UNWTO Member States, it is the contention of the Republic of Zimbabwe that the 12 May elections in Madrid were marred by a number of procedural and other irregularities which, taken together, served not only to undermine the integrity of the process but also to cast doubt upon the soundness of an outcome produced by what was clearly a profoundly flawed process.

In essence, the procedural and other irregularities include

 Chigamulo cha Secretariat kuchedwa ndi 2 days, kudziwitsa a Executive Council kuti alandila mauthenga olembedwa kuchokera kwa Head of State of the Republic of Seychelles kuti Boma la Seychelles lidatero. adachotsa chitsimikiziro chake a Alain St Ange ngati phungu pa udindo wa Mlembi Wamkulu wa UNWTO;

 Ganizo la Secretariat loti uthengawu uwoneke poyera pamene khonsolo idayamba kuganizira za Agenda zokhudzana ndi chisankho chokha;

 Chigamulo cha Secretariat - ngakhale idadziwa bwino za Boma la Seychelles - kuti kuvomereza kupitiliza kupezeka ndi kutengapo gawo kwa Mr St Ange, monga wolengezedwa "candidate", Mu UNWTO zomwe zikuchitika;

 Ganizo lololeza munthu wosayenelela kuti akalankhule ndi Executive Council nthawi yomweyo zisanachitike kuvota komwe kumachitika; ndi kumulola kuti alankhule ku Khonsolo mopitilira muyeso wa mphindi khumi ndi khumi zomwe zaperekedwa kwa otsala ovomerezeka;

 Chigamulo chololeza, popanda choletsa kapena chenjezo, kutsutsidwa kosadziwika bwino, ndi St Ange, wa African Union ndipo, motanthauza, wovomerezedwa ndi African Union paudindo wa UNWTO Mlembi Wamkulu;

 Chigamulo cha Secretariat pa kudumphatu, kapena kulola kulumpha, chofunika kwambiri 2nd Khwerero wa UNWTO ndondomeko ya zisankho monga zatsimikiziridwa mu Aid Memoire ya 5 May, 2017, yopita kwa onse. UNWTO Mayiko omwe ali mamembala, omwe ndi gawo la a Msonkhano Wachinsinsi Woletsa pomwe Purezidenti "(...) adzawongolera zokambirana za ofuna kusankha".

Msonkhano Waukulu wafunsidwa to interrogate the process which unfolded in Madrid on 12 May, 2017 and to seek explanation and/or justification from the Secretary General with regard to the irregularities and procedural lapses listed above.

Msonkhano Waukulu wafunsidwa to endorse the second addition to the Agenda proposed by the Republic of Zimbabwe, namely “Zokambirana za UNWTO Rules of Procedure on the Conduct of Elections”, as Agenda No 9(b), and to direct the Secretariat to embark upon an immediate and thorough review of the existing Rules of Procedure so as to ensure that the lapses and irregularities which marred the May 12 election in Madrid cannot be repeated.

Msonkhano Waukulu wafunsidwa kuvomereza malingaliro a Republic of Zimbabwe kuti Agenda Item No 9 ya Provisional Agenda ya 22nd Session ya UNWTO General Assembly, "Kusankhidwa kwa Mlembi Wamkulu wa UNWTO kwa nthawi ya 2018-2021 pamalingaliro a Executive Council”, be made Agenda No 9(c)

On the basis of the foregoing, and so as to remove any doubt any Member State may harbour with regard to (i) the conduct of the election in Madrid on 12 May, 2017, and (ii) the soundness of the outcome thereof, the General Assembly is requested kuchita Zinthu za Agenda zokhudzana ndi Kusankhidwa kwa Mlembi Wamkulu wa UNWTO kwa nthawi ya 2018-2021 pamalingaliro a Executive Council pamaziko a Vote.

Such a confirmatory vote, accompanied by a clear directive from the Member States to the Secretary General to oversee a complete review of the Rules of Procedure governing UNWTO elections, will give confidence to Member States with regard to the Madrid election outcome and will enhance the integrity of the Organisation as a whole.

Of immediate relevance to the General Assembly must be the question of a clear, rules-based way-forward in the event that the vote does not produce the requisite two-thirds majority result.

The General Assembly is requested to consider a proposal that, in the event of such a scenario, the General Assembly should order a re-run of the election, with the participation of all five valid candidates, and with the electoral process beginning at the stage where the irregularities began.

It may be necessary to convene an extraordinary Executive Council meeting dedicated specifically to this purpose.

The following pages contain a more detailed account of the launch and roll-out of the Election Process and provide further justification for the contention that that Process was deeply flawed.

Chilengezo cha Ntchito - Kuyitanira Kutumiza kwa Otsatira

Mu Okutobala, 2016, chilengezo chovomerezeka cha ntchito yomwe ikubwera pamutu wa UNWTO anapangidwa. Chilengezo chomwechi chinapempha omwe akufuna kupikisana nawo paudindowu kuti apereke zolembedwa zofunikira kwa a UNWTO Secretariat (Uphungu Wazamalamulo) pofika pakati pausiku pa 11 Marichi, 2017.

Secretariat idalengezanso kuti chisankho chidzachitika mu 105th Msonkhano wa Executive Council, womwe udzachitike ku Madrid, Spain, kuyambira 11 mpaka 12 May, 2017.

Pankhaniyi, zolembedwa zofunika zinali motere:

 Kalata ya Woyimira

 Curriculum Vitae of the Candidate (2 masamba)

 Statement of Policy and Management Intent (masamba 6)

 Satifiketi ya Umoyo Wabwino yosainidwa ndi chipatala chovomerezeka

 Kalata yothandizira yochokera ku Boma ladziko posankha Wosankhidwayo

Wosankhidwa waku Africa

Monga momwe zalembedwera bwino, woimira mu Africa - m'malo mwa Hon Dr Walter Mzembi (MP) wa ku Zimbabwe - adalengeza kuti akufuna kupikisana nawo pa 1 April, 2016. kuvomerezedwa ndi mayiko 15 a Southern African Development Community (SADC). Pa 17 July, 2016, adalandira chivomerezo cha Atsogoleri a Mayiko ndi Boma mu Africa pa Msonkhano wa AU womwe unachitikira ku Kigali, Rwanda.

Kuyambira pamenepo, adachita kampeni pamaziko a kukhala phungu wovomerezedwa ndi African Union paudindo wa UNWTO Mlembi Wamkulu. Munthawi zonse, maiko aku Africa adagwirizana ndipo adagwirizana ndi izi kuchokera ku SADC mpaka ku AU.

Seychelles enters the Race

Pa 28 December, 2016, Minister of Tourism of Seychelles, Alain St Ange, adalengeza kuti akusiya ntchito yake ya Cabinet kuti alowe nawo mpikisano waudindo wa. UNWTO Mlembi Wamkulu.

This candidature, from another African country, which was to continue until the eve of the election itself – at which point, at the request of the African Union Commission, the Government of Seychelles withdrew its nomination of Mr St Ange – served to confuse members of the Executive Council, and is a material component of the flawed electoral process which then ensued.

Tsiku Lomaliza Lakutumiza Ladutsa - 7 Ovomerezeka Ovomerezeka

Kutsatira ndime ya tsiku lomaliza, ndikuwunikanso zolembedwa zonse zomwe zidaperekedwa ndi omwe akufuna, UNWTO Secretariat pambuyo pake idalengeza kuti pali anthu 7 ovomerezeka. Otsatira ena asanu ndi awiri adanenedwa kuti ndi osavomerezeka.

Pa 15 Marichi, 2017, Note Verbale idatumizidwa ndi UNWTO Secretariat ku Mayiko onse omwe ali mamembala omwe amawadziwitsa za omwe adalandira. Zisanu ndi ziwirizo zinali motere:

 Armenia – Mr Vahan Martirosyan

 Brazil – Mr Marcio Favilla

 Colombia - Bambo Jaime Alberto Cabal Sanclemente

 Georgia – Mr Zurab Pololikashivili

 South Korea - Ms Dho Young-shim

 Seychelles – Mr Alain St Ange

 Zimbabwe – Mr Walter Mzembi

Armenia Imachoka - 6 Ovomerezeka Ovomerezeka

Pa 10 April, 2017, Mlembi Wamkulu analandira imelo yochokera kwa a Vahan Martirosyan (Armenia) yomuuza kuti "chifukwa cha zochitika zosayembekezereka" adachotsa kusankhidwa kwake paudindo wa UNWTO Mlembi Wamkulu.

18 Epulo - UNWTO Kulankhulana pa Chisankho

Pa April 18, 2017, a UNWTO Secretariat inafalitsa chikalata ku mayiko onse a Executive Council omwe ali ndi mutu wakuti “Malingaliro a Executive Council ku General Assembly ya wosankhidwa kukhala Mlembi Wamkulu mu nthawi ya 2018-2021".

Kupatula kundandalika oyenerera ndikuyika, chowonjezera, ma CV awo ndi Statements of Policy and Management Intent, chikalatacho chinaperekanso "Chikumbutso cha Malamulo ndi Njira zomwe zikugwira ntchito posankha Mlembi Wamkulu wa Bungwe (2018-2021). "

Mfundo zazikuluzikulu za chikumbutsochi zinali:

Zolemba Zovomerezeka ndi Malamulo

Ndime 22 ya Malamulo

"Mlembi Wamkulu adzasankhidwa ndi magawo awiri mwa atatu a mamembala athunthu omwe akupezeka ndikuvota mu Msonkhano, malinga ndi malingaliro a Bungwe, kwa zaka zinayi. Kusankhidwa kwake kudzakhala kowonjezereka."

Komanso, a UNWTO kuyankhulana kwa 18 Epulo, 2017 adakumbutsa Mamembala a Executive Council za mgwirizano womwe Council idachita pa 104 yake.th ku Luxor, Egypt, ponena za “Ndondomeko Yakusankhidwa kwa Mlembi Wamkulu wa (UN) World Tourism Organisation".

Malinga ndi mgwirizanowu, malamulo ndi ndondomeko zotsatirazi zikugwiritsidwa ntchito pazochitika za ofuna kusankhidwa:

 Nzika za mayiko okhawo omwe ali mamembala a UNWTO akhoza kukhala ofuna;

 Otsatira adzafunsidwa mwalamulo ku Executive Council, kudzera mu Secretariat, ndi maboma a Mayiko omwe iwo ndi amitundu;

 Kuvota kudzachitidwa mwachinsinsi molingana ndi Mfundo Zotsogolela Kayendesedwe ka Chisanko mwa Kuvotera mwachinsinsi zotsatiridwa ndi Malamulo a Kayendesedwe ka Msonkhano Waukulu wa Mpingo Wonse;

 Mavoti adzagamulidwa molingana ndi Ndime 30 ya malamulo ndi lamulo la 28 la Malamulo a Kayendesedwe ka khonsolo, mwaunyinji, otanthauzidwa kuti 50% kuphatikiza limodzi mwa mavoti ovomerezeka;

 Kusankhidwa kwa wosankhidwa mmodzi ndi Council zidzachitidwa, molingana ndi lamulo la 29 la Malamulo a Kayendetsedwe ka Council, pamsonkhano wachinsinsi, gawo lomwe lidzakhala msonkhano woletsa, motere :

a) Kukambitsirana kwa ofuna kusankhidwa kudzachitika pamsonkhano wachinsinsi woletsa pomwe nthumwi ndi omasulira okha ndi omwe azidzapezeka. : sipadzakhala zolembedwa kapena tepi zojambulira pazokambirana;

b) Panthawi yovota, ogwira ntchito a Secretariat omwe akufunika kuti athandizire kuvota adzavomerezedwa;

 The Executive Council decides not to recommend a candidate proposed by the government of a member State in unjustified arrears (paragraph 12 of the Financing Rules attached to the Statutes);

 Konsolo idzasankha munthu mmodzi yekha amene adzayimidwe ku Nyumba ya Malamulo;

The UNWTO kuyankhulana kwa 18 April, 2017, kunaikanso mitundu ya misonkhano yoperekedwa ponena za kusankhidwa kwa Mlembi Wamkulu, monga momwe anavomerezera pa Chigamulo 11 (LIV) cha Executive Council.

That Decision provides for two types of meetings – both private – to nominate the Secretary General, namely

 Msonkhano wachinsinsi woletsa; ndi

 Msonkhano wamba wamba;

Kufotokozeranso zambiri pamisonkhano yomwe yatchulidwa pamwambapa, a UNWTO kulumikizana kwa 18 Epulo, 2017, adakumbutsa mamembala a Executive Council izi:

Msonkhano Wachinsinsi Woletsa

Pamsonkhano wachinsinsi woletsa, womwe udzatsogolere msonkhano wachinsinsi, Executive Council idzachita a "kukambilana kwa osankhidwa". Nthumwi ndi omasulira okha ndi omwe adzapezeke pa msonkhano uno.

Msonkhano Wamba Wamba

Pamsonkhano wamba wamba, Executive Council imavota kuti isankhe munthu wosankhidwa kukhala Mlembi Wamkulu. Msonkhanowu ukhoza kupezeka ndi Mamembala Athunthu, Othandizana nawo komanso Othandizana nawo (ngakhale, popanda kutenga nawo mbali pa voti), omwe, malinga ndi zomwe zili mu Chigamulo 1 cha Malamulo a Kayendetsedwe ka Executive Council, ali ndi ufulu kutenga nawo mbali. ntchito ya Council.

Confirmatory Aide-Memoire kuchokera UNWTO pa Electoral Process

An Aide-Memoire yolembedwa ndi UNWTO Uphungu wamalamulo ndikuperekedwa kwa nthumwi ndi a UNWTO Secretariat on 5 May, 2017, further clarified masitepe omwe akuyenera kutsatiridwa ndi Executive Council"pakusankha wosankhidwa kukhala Mlembi Wamkulu mu nthawi ya 2018-2021".

Gawo 1 Maulaliki a Otsatira

 Otsatira apanga chiwonetsero chapakamwa cha kuyitanidwa kwawo (mphindi 10 aliyense), otchedwa ndi zilembo za Chisipanishi za mayina awo, motere:

1) Mr Jaime Alberto Cabal (Colombia)

2) Ms Young-shim Dho (Korea)

3) Mr Marcio Favilla (Brazil)

4) Mr Walter Mzembi (Zimbabwe)

5) Mr Zurab Pololikashivili (Georgia)

6) Mr Alain St Ange (Seychelles)

Gawo 2 Loletsa Msonkhano Wachinsinsi : Zokambirana za Ofuna Kusankhidwa

 Asanavote, Mpando awonetsetsa a "kukambilana kwa osankhidwa"mumsonkhano wachinsinsi woletsa. Msonkhano wachinsinsi woletsawu utha kupezeka ndi :

1) Mamembala a Executive Council (anthu ochokera ku Mamembala Onse), ovomerezeka;

2) Omasulira ndipo ngati afunsidwa ndi Mamembala a EC, antchito ena onse a Secretariat;

3) Zindikirani : Kujambula ndikoletsedwa ndipo Otsatira saloledwa pamsonkhano;

Khwerero 3 Msonkhano Wachinsinsi Wachizolowezi: Voterani Mwachinsinsi

 Akatha kukambirana, khonsolo idzakumananso pa mkumano wamba wamba ndipo idzavotera mwachinsinsi. Chisankhocho chidzatengedwa ndi ambiri ophweka. Msonkhano wamba wamba utha kupezeka ndi :

1) Mamembala onse a Executive Council, ovomerezeka;

2) Zina UNWTO Mamembala Athunthu, Woimira Mamembala Othandizana nawo komanso Woimira Mamembala Othandizana nawo UNWTO, monga openyerera;

3) Wapampando wa Mabungwe Achigawo;

4) Interpreters and necessary staff from the Secretariat;

Kulankhulana Mwalamulo kuchokera ku Boma la Seychelles Kusiya Kuvomereza Kwa Wosankhidwa Wawo - Mr St Ange

Pa Meyi 10, 2017 - kutatsala tsiku limodzi msonkhano wa 105 usanachitiketh msonkhano wa UNWTO Executive Council - Purezidenti wa Seychelles adalembera kalata Mlembi Wamkulu wa UNWTO kumudziwitsa kuti Boma la Seychelles, monga wolamulira wovomerezeka, adachotsa udindo wa Mr Alain St Ange.

On the morning of 11 May, 2017, the Secretary General confirmed to His Excellency Ambassador Ehouzou, the AU Representative to the UN Organisations in Geneva, having received the communication from Seychelles on the evening of 10 May.

Malingana ndi Malamulo Oyendetsera Kusankhidwa kwa Mlembi Wamkulu, it is clear that the validity of a candidate’s candidature eposes on the official nomina tion thereof by the State of which that candidate is a national.

Kusankhidwako kukachotsedwa, wosankhidwayo sakhalanso woyenerera ndipo angoyenera kusiya zonsezo.

Ngakhale izi, chitukuko cha ola lakhumi ndi chimodzi, Bambo St Ange adakhalabe akuwoneka, alipo komanso akugwira ntchito pamalo a msonkhano, adanena kuti adakambirana ndi aphungu kuti atsutse (i) chigamulo chomwe Mtsogoleri wake wa boma adalengeza, ndi (ii) kuti aletse kusuntha kulikonse ndi UNWTO Secretariat kuti amuchotse papepala lovota mogwirizana ndi mauthenga ochokera ku Boma lake, ndi maintained that whereas his Government may have withdrawn its nomination delete of his candidature, he himself, as the candidate, had not withdrawn his candidature.

It appears that, in this approach, he may well have had the active condonation of the Secretariat itself.

The UNWTO Secretariat Imanenera Kusazindikira Za Kulumikizana kwa Seychelles

When engaged on the morning of 11 May – i.e. after the start of the Executive Council meeting and just one day before the vote – the Chairman of the Executive Council professed ignorance, averring that ‘UNWTO sadziwa chilichonse chokhudza kuchotsedwa kwa Seychelles pakusankhidwa kwawo kwa St Ange's..

The UNWTO Secretariat - Amagwirizana Kufesa Chisokonezo ndi Kusokoneza Umodzi Wa Africa

Given that the Secretary General himself confirmed having received the official communication from the President of Seychelles on the evening of 10 May, it is clear that by failing to communicate this development to the Executive Council Presidium (Azerbaijan, Serbia and Zambia), the Secretariat was complicit in (i) kuchedwetsa kulengeza kwa Mr St Ange pampikisano ndi (ii) kubweretsa chisokonezo pakati pa mamembala a Executive Council ponena za udindo wa Seychelles.

Chilengezo chokhazikika chakuchotsedwa kwa Mr St Ange ngati phungu ndi kuchotsedwa kwa dzina lake papepala lovotera lidadziwitsidwa mwalamulo ku Executive Council m'mawa wa 12 May, pamene Agenda Item yokhudzana ndi chisankho inakambidwa - mphindi imodzi isanayambe kuvota kotsogolera ku chisankho cha Mlembi Wamkulu watsopano wa UNWTO. PROPOSED ADDITION TO AGENDA ITEM NO 9

The UNWTO Mlembi Wamkulu Akufunsa Zovomerezeka za Kuyankhulana kuchokera ku Seychelles Head of State

Polengeza za nkhaniyi ku Executive Council, Mlembi Wamkulu adanena kuti adalandira kalata yochokera kwa Purezidenti wa Seychelles yomudziwitsa kuti boma la Seychelles laganiza zochotsa chivomerezo cha Mr St Ange.

Adapitiliza kufotokoza kalata yochokera kwa Mtsogoleri wa boma la Seychelles kuti "zolakwa mwalamulo”, koma sanafotokoze momveka bwino mawuwo, komanso sanawapemphe UNWTO Phungu Wazamalamulo kuti afotokoze zomwe zolakwikazo zingakhale.

Kufunsa kalata yochokera kwa Purezidenti wa dziko losankhidwa kunali kosayenera, makamaka kuchokera kwa Mlembi Wamkulu yemwe ali ndi njira, ufulu ndi njira zolumikizirana ndi boma la Seychelles kuti atsimikizire.

Wosankhidwa Waku Seychelles Wosayenerera Wapatsidwa Pansi

Mlembi Wamkuluyo adapereka mwayi kwa Mtsogoleri wa nthumwi za Seychelles - Minister of Tourism of Seychelles - kuti alengeze kuti achotsa Mr St Ange pa mpikisano.

Muzochitika zomwe sizinachitikepo, Unduna wa Zokopa alendo ku Seychelles ndiye adapempha kuti woyimilira ku Seychelles yemwe wachotsedwa, a St Ange, aloledwe kuyankhula ndi Executive Council.

Although there were no objections raised by any delegation when the Secretary General asked if Mr St Ange could address the Executive Council, it was clearly irregular for the Secretary General to do so or for the Chair to allow it – especially for a candidate who had been formally withdrawn by his government.

The fact that there was no objection from the floor does not cure the irregularity and it was incumbent upon the Chair and/or the Secretary General to immediately disallow such a request.

It would appear that Member States were taken advantage of, either through their lack of appreciation of applicable rules or their misunderstanding of what the disqualified candidate was seeking to achieve by way of an address to the Executive Council.

As matters turned out, this irregularity constituted a pivotal, indeed critical event as the address by the disqualified candidate was prejudicial to the electoral chances of Dr Mzembi.

Mr St Ange was given the floor. PROPOSED ADDITION TO AGENDA ITEM NO 9

The fact that he read from a prepared text which spoke to the fact of the withdrawal, by the Government of Seychelles, of his candidature, would suggest that he had advance notification that, even though disqualified, he would be allowed to address the Executive Council.

A St Ange adalankhula kwa mphindi zopitilira 15 - yayitali kwambiri kuposa mphindi 10 zomwe zidaperekedwa kwa anthu asanu ovomerezeka omwe adatsalira pampikisano. Mawu ake, ngakhale adanenedwa mosamala, adatsutsidwa ndi African Union - yomwe adayimba mlandu wopotoza boma lake, powopseza kuti apatsidwa chilango, kuti lichotse chisankho chake - ndipo zikuwonekeratu kuti zikufuna kusokoneza chisankho cha Hon Dr. Mzembi, AU adavomereza candidate, patatsala mphindi zochepa kuti voti iyambe.

Kulankhula kwa a St Ange komanso mawonekedwe a iwo eni komanso 'chilumba chaching'ono chomwe chikutukuka pachilumba chawo' monga ozunzidwa ndi bungwe la African Union, mosakayika zidakhudza malingaliro a Khonsolo ndipo zidapangitsa kuti pakhale malo opanda chilungamo, opanda chilungamo komanso osagwirizana: chinthu chimodzi chotsutsana ndi kachitidwe ka chisankho mwachilungamo.

Momwemonso, ziyenera kudziwidwa kuti, Boma lawo litangoganiza zomuchotsa paudindo wake, a St Ange adafalitsa kapena kufalitsa nkhani zapawailesi monga zomwe zalembedwa pankhaniyi, zamutu wakuti “Woimira Seychelles apempha UN kuti ichotse Zim in UNWTO zisankho zonena kuti AU idayipitsa dziko lake".

Ngakhale boma lake lidalengeza kuti, pochotsa chisankho chake, likulumikizana ndi AU ndi omwe adavomerezedwa ndi AU, a St Ange sanachitepo khama kuvomereza African Union kapena phungu wovomerezedwa ndi AU. Iye watsindika kuti dziko lake linali mbali ya zisankho za SADC ndi African Union kuti Dr Mzembi akhale phungu wa AU paudindowu. UNWTO Mlembi Wamkulu.

A St Ange adalandira kuwomba m'manja kopitilira muyeso kuchokera kwa mamembala a Executive Council ndipo mosakayikira kuti kulowererapo kwa mphindi 15, komwe kumayang'aniridwa ndi kudzudzula African Union, kudapangidwa, kuwerengeredwa bwino komanso kuthandizidwa ndi Secretariat, kufooketsa munthu wa African Union. ndi kusokoneza mwayi wake wopambana pa chisankho.

The Executive Council Is Hurried Towards The Election – No Discussion about or Evaluation of Candidates

The Chairman of the Executive Council then proceeded straight to initiate the process leading to the election.

Monga tafotokozera pamwambapa, izi zidayamba ndi Gawo 1 – 10-minute presentations by all valid candidates to the Executive Council in the order indicated, but, PROPOSED ADDITION TO AGENDA ITEM NO 9

obviously, without the participation of Mr St Ange – the withdrawn Seychelles candidate.

Zimenezi zinkayenda bwino popanda chifukwa chodera nkhawa.

Kutsatira Gawo 1, Wapampando adalengeza za kuyamba kwa voti ndipo adapempha ofuna kuti achoke m'chipindamo.

Gawo 2 - "Zokambilana pa Ofuna" zidalambalalitsidwa kwathunthu.

Choncho, Executive Council inali adathamangira ku voti yeniyeni popanda nthawi kapena malo omwe adapatsidwa adafotokoza "zokambirana za ofuna kusankhidwa", kapena mtundu uliwonse kapena njira iliyonse yokambilana kapena kuwunika kwa anthu 5 omwe atsala pa mpikisanowo.

Zofunikira pa zolemba za onse ofuna kusankhidwa zinali ndi masamba a 2 Mbiri yamoyo ndi maphunziro ndi masamba 6 Chidziwitso cha Policy and Management Intent.

Zolemba zazikuluzikuluzi zimapereka (i) mwachidule koma mwatsatanetsatane za ziyeneretso za maphunziro ndi ukatswiri wa ofuna kusankhidwa mogwirizana ndi udindo womwe akufunidwa; ndi (ii) tsatanetsatane wa masomphenya a munthu aliyense pa chitukuko chamtsogolo cha UNWTO pansi pa utsogoleri wake.

No effort was made by the Chairman nor by the Secretariat to seek or to encourage any debate or discussion on the candidates, on their relative strengths and weaknesses, or to compare, contrast or in any way evaluate their respective visions for the future.

Palibe Kukambitsirana pa Ulaliki wa Mphindi 10 wa Ofunsidwa

Panalibe mkangano kapena kukambirana motsatira zokambirana za mphindi 10 za wosankhidwa aliyense.

Panalibe kufotokoza komwe kunaperekedwa ndi Secretariat pa chisankho cholambalala Gawo 2 ndikupitiriza, mofulumira kwambiri, ku Gawo 3 - chisankho chokha.

Kuvotera

The election was held over two rounds of balloting. All 5 candidates participated in the first round. Only the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes from the first round proceeded to a run-off second round vote. These were Zimbabwe and Georgia.

In the second round of voting, Georgia received 18 votes. The Georgian candidate was therefore declared to be have been nominated as the winner to became the UNWTO Secretary General-elect.

PROPOSED ADDITION TO AGENDA ITEM NO 9

Concern Over a Flawed Process and the Integrity of the Outcome

Since the election, a number of Executive Council Member States and the General Membership have expressed their concerns at the flawed election process in Madrid – specifically the failure by the Secretariat to ensure strict compliance with the Rules of Procedure with regard to ‘moderating a discussion on the candidates’, as well as to ensure a level playing field for the election and to guard against causing prejudice to any candidate.