The Interim government has appointed Xavier Noc as the Chief Technical Advisor to the Supervisor of Elections to assist in the preparations towards general elections.

In a statement this afternoon the European Commission, said in its efforts to assist Fiji to return to democracy, they have established a financial envelope under the Instrument of Stability, to finance actions aimed at facilitating the electoral process and will fund the Chief Technical advisor.

Noc has started work today at the Elections Office in Suva and comes with a wide experience in the electoral field, having held similar substantial posts in Togo, Congo, Madagascar and more recently Nepal.