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In 2008, the EU intervened to support stability, deliver humanitarian and reconstruction aid,

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undertake peace monitoring missions, and observe elections around the world.

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The textbook teams worked in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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In Cambodia, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Angola, and Ecuador, they worked alongside

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governments and non-governmental organizations to help ensure free and fair elections.

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This on-the-spot EU input helps ensure that elections are transparent and efficiently

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prepared, reducing intimidation, electoral fraud, or media bias, so voters can participate

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in confidence and countries can take further steps towards greater stability.