Ariana: Abdul Latif Pedram, a former MP and head of Afghanistan’s National Congress Party, filed candidacy papers with the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday. Pedram is the first nominee who is formally running for the 2019 presidential election. He has elected Ihsanullah Haidari and Mohammad Sadeq Wardak as his deputies. Click here to read more
Tolo News:A number of Afghanistan’s political parties and mainstream on Tuesday, reacting to the new announced delay in the schedule of the presidential elections by the election commission, said the election delay is against the Constitution. The political movements’ remarks come after, on Sunday, the election commission said the election management body had decided to
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 30, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Electoral authorities in Afghanistan have delayed by three months next year’s presidential election and it will now be held on July 20. The head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Sunday the delay would give his institution more time to fix technical issues and overcome related
AP: Afghanistan’s presidential election, initially scheduled for April, will be postponed for several months to allow time to fix technical problems that surfaced during October’s parliamentary elections, officials said Wednesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Major political parties and movements on Monday said the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is not capable of holding credible presidential elections. The parties called on judicial institutions to investigate “large-scale fraud” in the parliamentary elections. Click here to read more (external link). Related Int’l community urges changes in Afghan election commission leadership IEC
Ariana: As the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is gradually announcing the result of Afghan parliamentary elections, the preliminary results show that, in a surprise move, most of the government critics have not won a seat. So far the names of MP Zahir Qadir from eastern Nangarhar province, MP Hamayun Hamayun from Khost province, MP Abdul
1TV: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday officially began the registration process of candidates for coming presidential elections in the country. Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, a deputy spokesman of the IEC said that so far at least 22 individuals have received the candidacy information package for the April presidential elections including Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Zalmai
The Interpreter: As Ghani seeks a second term, the announcement by former national security adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar that he would contest the presidential polls positions him as a leading contender in the electoral fray. A Durrani Pashtun from Laghman province, as much as Atmar is known for his integral role in the nation’s high
1TV: Candidates will begin registering Saturday for upcoming presidential election in Afghanistan, which is scheduled to be held on April 20 next year. President Ashraf Ghani is expected to seek re-election. Others who have announced their plans to join the race are Mohammad Hanif Atmar, a former national security adviser under Ghani administration, Shaida Mohammad Abdali,
Tolo News:Leaked documents seen by TOLOnews show that the provincial offices of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Logar and Herat provinces have included fake votes among the credible ballots during the vote counting process. Based on some other documents, IEC staffers were also involved in stealing votes to increase the ballot numbers of their