Tag Archives: Elections

Afghan senators said on Tuesday that the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is the only authorized institution to announce the final results of the presidential elections and the senate house does not support any electoral ticket. Speaking at the general session of the House, Fazel Hadi Muslimyar the Chairman of Afghanistan’s …

The council of presidential candidates on Monday warned that they will not accept the result of a fraudulent elections. Presidential candidates Rahmatullah Nabil, Ahmad Wali Massoud, Shahab Hakimi, Faramarz Tamanna and Enayatullah Hafiz held a press conference in Kabul today. These candidates warned President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah …

The Independent Election Commission on Tuesday estimated that 2,598,445 votes were cast in the Afghan presidential election which took place on September 28 across the country. Speaking at a press conference, IEC officials said that 4,669 out of 5,373 polling centers were open on election day. More than 9.6 million …

The Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) national tally center officially inaugurated the process of analyzing the elections data. The national tally center is the most important department within the IEC that determines the fate of elections in Afghanistan. Habib-ul-Rahman Nang, the Chief of IEC Secretariat told Ariana News that every result …

Chairman of Afghanistan’s Senate, Fazel Hadi Muslimyar said on Tuesday that he will force Afghanistan’s Independent Election commission (IEC) to count non-biometric votes. “I have heard that the head of election commission have said that they are not counting votes casted without biometric, we will make even her father to …

Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday called on electoral commissions to preserve their independence and announce the final result of elections based on the will of the people of Afghanistan. Casting his vote at a polling center in Naderia High School in Kabul, Abdullah emphasized that people’s sacrifices on Election …

Presidential candidate Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday cast his vote at a polling center in Amani High School in Kabul. Ghani was accompanied by his running mate Amrullah Saleh and his wife Rula Ghani. At a televised speech, Ghani said that electoral fraud is a red line and there are …

Presidential candidate Gulbuddin Hekmatyar casted his vote at a polling center in Kabul though his national identity card – Tazkera – did not has a sticker. Speaking with the reporters at a polling station in Habibia High School, Hekmatyar said that the sticker has paved the way for electoral fraud. …

Despite Taliban’s repeated threats, Afghans lined up at polling stations on Saturday at 7 a.m. to cast their votes in the fourth Afghan presidential elections since the ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001. Polling centers are operating under heavy security. Presidential candidates including Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah voted …

President Ashraf Ghani confessed this week about the removing of a serving senator from a senate seat to help his elections ally Fazel Hadi Muslimyar bid for speakership. Speaking at a campaign rally in eastern Nangarhar province, President Ghani said that he removed Bakhtar Aminzai from the senate after he …

The Taliban militants have closed dozens of schools which were supposed to be used as polling centers on the upcoming presidential elections. On the latest move, the insurgent group has shut down the doors of 62 schools in Mohammad Agha district of Logar province. Meanwhile, the insurgent have closed 29 …

Lawmakers warned on Saturday that a huge crisis is threatening the country if the Independent Election Commission (IEC) fails to hold a transparent presidential elections. According to the MPs, none of the candidates will accept the final result of election if fraud and irregularities happen. “The situation of Afghanistan needs …

President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan have discussed the peace process and upcoming elections in Afghanistan during a phone conversation on Wednesday night. “Pleased to have received phone call from Prime Minister Imran Khan last night. He offered his condolences regarding the loss of lives due to …

Nearly 40 complaints have been registered against the presidential candidates so far, the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) said on Tuesday. Qasim Elyasi, a member of the IECC said that most of these complaints are against five candidates including President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. “We have received …

The United States Embassy in Kabul has welcomed the finalization of a budget for the presidential election on Wednesday. In a statement released on Wednesday, the U.S. Ambassador to Kabul, John R. Bass said, “We are pleased the election budget has finally been finalized. That enables the United States to provide up …

A group of presidential candidates announced on Saturday that more than ten of them will not participate in the upcoming presidential elections if President Ghani remains in power before holding the election. The candidates added that their electoral tickets and their supports will boycott the upcoming presidential elections if an …

Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of the country, said on Wednesday that the recent efforts for holding the upcoming elections will not stop the ongoing dialogues for the peace process. Abdullah is hopeful about the peace process and says that the Afghan people and government are committed to supporting the …

The Council of Presidential Candidates in their latest meeting decided to launch the protests against the extension of President Ghani’s tenure in the first day of the upcoming week. Moreover, the council once again asked President Ghani to become ready for negotiating with them or leave the power as the …

Presidential candidates are not ready to negotiate with President Ghani on the circumstances of his tenure extension in the Presidential Palace (ARG). President Ghani is ready to negotiate on ordaining the election ethical principles. But, the Presidential Candidates Council say that President Ghani should be ready to negotiate with them …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has not yet recruited provincial electoral chiefs and short term employees for the upcoming elections. The presidential election which has been postponed by two months will be held on Sept 28 as authorities try to iron out problems with the voting process. The IEC was …