"An independent election commission must be created to oversee the elections. The 2008 Constitution mandates the formation of the Union Election Commission (UEC) for this purpose, but the parameters of the commission leave little room for independence.1 According to the constitution, the President appoints each member of the commission and does not need approval from parliament.2 This is an irregular practice as it allows one person to determine and appoint a supposedly unbiased committee. Additionally, since there is currently no president, one can infer that the SPDC will choose the members of the first election commission..."