During a briefing to the UN Security Council, Hennis-Plasschaert said that the elections were assessed as generally peaceful, well run, featuring significant technical and procedural improvements.
She reiterated that the elections were "hard-earned”, emerged from a wave of demonstrations in 2019, NRT reported.
"While losing seats can be difficult to digest, it is important for any party in any democracy - to examine the reasons and to learn for future elections,” she said.
The UNAMI chief called for political dialogue as there is a "severe lack of trust” between the political parties, between parties and institutions, and between parties and authorities.
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