The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has been present in the Republic of Yemen since 12 August 2006 following an invitation from the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER). The Mission is led by Chief Observer, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Member of the European Parliament. In total, the EU EOM deployed 119 observers from 22 EU Member States. The observers were deployed across Yemen to assess the whole electoral process in accordance with international principles for genuine democratic elections. On election day, the observers visited over 1040 polling stations in 340 polling centres in 17 of the 21 governorates of Yemen to observe voting and counting. The EU EOM is currently observing the conclusion of the counting and result tabulation procedures and the complaints and appeals process. The EU EOM will remain in country to observe all aspects of the post-election process and will publish a final report, containing detailed recommendations, within two months of the conclusion of the entire process.