Tolo News: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) is set to start the recount of votes in the seven remaining provinces (out of 34) on Sunday after presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Friday asked his supporters in the provinces to stop blocking the election centers and let the process continue. The seven provinces are Faryab, Sar-e-Pul, Jawzjan,
Tolo News: Sources told Tolonews on Wednesday that leading members of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) disagree about the announcement of election results. This comes a day after IEC Commissioner Awrangzeb said that the commission was considering announcing the results on Wednesday. Maulana Mohammad Abdullah, a commissioner of the IEC, said that by law the IEC
Tolo News: Presidential candidate Gulbuddin Hekmatyar at a rally in Kabul on Friday recommended a full recount of votes amid uncertainty around the election results, which have been delayed for more than two months. The rally was the first for his party since the presidential election was held on Sept. 28. Hekmatyar said they demand a
1TV: The Independent Election Commission’s recounting and auditing process must come to an end quite soon, NATO’ senior civilian representative in Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay, has said. “When IEC makes its announcement of the preliminary results, candidates should respect its decisions,” Kay said. Click here to read more (external link). Related Protests continue over the Independent Election Commission’s failure
1TV: A number of presidential candidates on Monday called for formation of National Partnership government to resolve election crisis. The call comes as supporters of some candidates have blocked recounting process in seven provinces of the country citing fraud and results from the election have not been announced more than two months after the polling. Click
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan November 29, 2019 KABUL — Thousands of supporters of Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah have marched in Kabul in a rally the organizers said was aimed at condemning and preventing electoral fraud. Large crowds of people, including women, marched from different parts of the capital before gathering in central Pashtunistan
Tolo News: The Stability and Convergence election campaign, led by Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, has announced a protest in Kabul city on Friday to demand “transparency” in the election process. “The protest is aimed to defend the valid votes of the people, and the people will not allow fraud to once again dominate the country,”
Tolo News: Abdullah Abdullah, chief executive and presidential candidate, on his Facebook page on Wednesday said “The IEC is acting according to the order of one electoral team, and its (IEC’s) neutrality is in question, and their work is illegitimate.” Abdullah said his team will make every effort to prevent the formation of “an illegal government.”
1TV: Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission said on Saturday it invalidated votes from 1,179 polling stations in the recount and audit process. They are among 2,423 polling stations which were reported open on election day, but did not send any results, biometric devices or biometric data or only sent the results but no biometric devices/memory cards and
Tolo News: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) warned on Saturday that if the electoral teams continue to oppose the recount process, the commissioners will call for government intervention. According to IEC officials, provincial offices are currently closed in seven provinces because of boycotting election team members. Those provinces are:Faryab, Sar-e Pol, Jawzjan, Badakhshan, Panjshir, Baghlan and