There are two vital things people seem not to know. The purpose of politics is for managing their affairs. Every politician appointed to the political apparatus has a fiduciary responsibility to work for the greater good of every citizen because the practice of politics is commissioned by a national Constitution.
The appearance of objectivity and impartiality by International Observers are the elements that lend legitimacy, make the whole external observation law a function of fair elections and a measure of transparency that is welcome by members in the electorate looking for that truth and honesty when it comes to the casting of their votes.