Tag Archives: Elections

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 …

Abdul Aziz Aryaee, former head of the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) has alleged he had been asked by President Ashraf Ghani to declare some “specific” candidates as “winners” in final results of parliamentary elections held in last October. Speaking in a special interview with Ariana News, Aryaee alleged that …

President Ashraf Ghani has announced that he will issue a legislative decree on Wednesday on recognizing “Sadat” as an ethnic group in the country. Speaking to tribal elders and youth of Sadat ethnic group in the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, Ghani said that Afghanistan’s Sadat has been a model and …

Former Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf on Saturday said that presidential candidates should not let the enemy penetrate among them, insisting that the candidates should compete in the elections through “legitimate” channels. Speaking at a ceremony held in the Loya Jirga tent in Kabul to mark the fifth death …

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) said on Sunday that the allegations case against former electoral commissioners would be finalized in coming days. About two weeks ago, the Attorney General’s Office has barred 12 former members of the election commission and the electoral complaints commission from traveling abroad in a move …

Presidential candidate Mohammad Haneef Atmar on Monday accused the government of removing officials with links to his election ticket. Addressing a press conference in Kabul Atmar said that the presidency has taken “illegal cleansing” approach towards the government officials. He claimed that so far 12 members of his election team …

Amid raising peace efforts, a number of election tickets and watchdogs have expressed concerns on the fate of the upcoming Afghan presidential elections, warning that lack of consultation with people regarding peace and elections will deepen the crisis in the country. Some election teams said that peace and elections should …

Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday said that the presidential elections are likely to be delayed in the country. The IEC said that in order to bring electoral reforms and maintain transparency in elections it is required to delay the presidential elections –  scheduled for April 20, next year. “We …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday said that it would reconsider parts of the timeline of the presidential elections if no electoral tickets have been registered. The candidate registration process for the April presidential elections was kicked off on Saturday (Dec 22) and will continue until January 2, next …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says the registration process of candidates for presidential elections will begin tomorrow (Saturday). According to the timeline of the election commission, the registration process of eligible candidates for presidential elections will start on December 22 and will end on January 2, 2019. Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says the registration process of candidates for presidential elections will begin next week (Dec. 22). According to the timeline of the election commission, the registration process of eligible candidates for presidential elections will start on December 22 and will end on January 2, 2019. Mirza …

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday reiterated that the government’s peace plan will not halt the coming presidential votes, insisting that the elections will be held on its scheduled time. Speaking at the closing ceremony of a 16-day campaign for eliminating violence against women, Abdullah said that most of the …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says it eyes to reform and bring changes in the adopted biometric system, following the chaotic parliamentary elections in last October. The IEC has used the biometric devices in the parliamentary elections in a bid to ensure transparency in the voting process, however, according to …

The preliminary results of the long-awaited parliamentary elections for Kabul have been delayed for the second time, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday. It has been about two months since parliamentary elections were held in the country, however, the IEC is yet to announce the preliminary results of the …

A number of political parties say for the sake of peace a possible delay in coming presidential elections is acceptable for them.   The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has said that the vote likely to be delayed as it seeks to hold four elections – presidential, provincial council, district council …

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday reported of a possible delay in the upcoming presidential elections. The original date for the presidential elections has been set for April next year. However, the IEC said it works on a plan which might lead into postponed of the elections.   The …

The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) says the final results of the parliamentary elections will be announced after the completion of the complaints’ assessment process.  Following the announcement of preliminary results of five provinces including Daikundi, Bamyan, Jawzjan, Farah, and Uruzgan by the IEC on Friday evening, the IECC stressed …

The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) has invalidated ballots of 174 polling stations, insisting that it has addressed 80 percent of the registered complaints and that 119 cases have been referred to judiciary institutions in this regard. The IECC had registered over 12,000 complaints regarding the last month’s chaotic parliamentary …

Mohammad Ismail Khan, a senior member of Jamiat-e-Islami party urges Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah not to try his chance for the upcoming presidential election this time.  As leading candidate of Jamiat-e-Islami party, Abdullah has run for the presidential elections in against Hamid Karzai in 2009 and against the current President …

The Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has urged the electoral authorities to safeguard the integrity and transparency of the parliamentary elections, especially concerning vote counting, as well as the tabulation and announcement of results. In a statement on Sunday, UNAMA said that it encourages the electoral authorities to act expeditiously …