That much must also have been clear to contemporary foreign observers.

The President is still not allowing any foreign observers in.

Also for the first time, foreign observers will monitor the vote.

Foreign observers would be allowed to visit the scene, he suggested.

The law also allowed for foreign observers to be present at elections, and set up a 20-member central election committee.

Death estimates are far lower in the documents than some foreign observers believe.

"Do we need foreign observers to come and monitor the census?"

This would include free access to all parts of China for foreign observers and journalists.

The Syrian government has said it would agree to foreign observers but with conditions.

Foreign observers, however, endorsed the election as free and fair.