Mentioning that they have no favourite party and political personality in Bangladesh, US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said they just expect fair polls here.
“We hope to see election is fairly run and run well. We like other embassies are meeting different political parties, mainly major two parties, to better understand the election condition here,” she said.
Bernicat further said, “The US government has no favoured party and it has no favoured political personality in Bangladesh. Who is elected to lead the government is the choice and the only entity of Bangladeshi people.”
She was talking to reporters after attending a civil rights panel discussion session at the EMK Center in the city’s Dhanmondi area.
The public affairs section of the US Embassy in Dhaka and the EMK Center jointly organised the programme.
Noting that what they care about is the process, the US envoy said, “We both are democratic parties. We have democratic rules and the fundamental basic of democracy is people who have the right to choose and change their government. So for us, it’s a matter of process. If the process is truly representative and fair, then you have the basis for stability.”
