The European Union (EU) would send 100 observers to watch over Nicaragua's Nov. 5 presidential election, the EU's ambassador to the country, Francesca Mosca, told media on Thursday.

"In total, there will be more than 100 EU observers, to witness the development of the national elections in Nicaragua," Mosca said, adding that the first 10 observers would arrive in Nicaragua this weekend.

"Most of the observers will stay in Nicaragua both before and after the elections," she said. "There will be 26 long-term observers and 75 short-term observers ... as well as officials from European Union embassies in this country," she said.

Member of European Parliament Claudio Fava will act as chief observer of EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) in Nicaragua. He was due to arrive on Monday and spend a week in the country meeting party leaders and the Supreme Electoral Court, according to Mosca.

Nicaragua also has observers from the Organization of American States, the International Republican Institute, which is part of the U.S. Republican Party, and the Carter Center, which is presided over by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter.

The European Commission agreed to deploy the EU EOM to Nicaragua earlier this month following invitations from the state and electoral authorities.

Source: Xinhua