IFES Practitioner Brief on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Elections agreement, he would take a decision and note the observation on the results sheet. The party or candidate is then free to lodge an appeal before the courts if they wish to. He noted that the low number of petitions filed against the results with the Constitutional Court since the introduction of this procedure in Senegal shows the success of the procedures. Additionally, the transparency of the process was noted by EU Election Observation Mission observers in their 2019 report, when referring to the presence of all candidates’ representatives as well as observers and CSOs. 211 Aside from this Senegalese example, the use of mediation by judges at the time of tabulation of results remains rare. But the reduction in the post-election disputes filed before the courts may encourage EMBs or courts to adopt similar mediation procedures prior to the publication of preliminary results. Union européenne Mission d’observation électorale rapport final Sénégal 2019 - Élection présidentielle. (n.d.). https://www.eods.eu/library/senegal_moe_ue_2019_rapport_final.pdf 211 75