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Afghanistan runoff set after UN-backed election commission rejects votes
October 20, 2009 by Steve Czajkowski
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday agreed to a runoff election against challenger Abdullah Abdullah after the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) announced Monday that it had invalidated election results from 210 polling stations in Afghanistan's disputed August presidenti....... [more]
Run-off elections pose ironic threat to Afghan democratic experiment [comment]
October 19, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Khalid Sekander: Mr. Barakzai resigned from the Electoral Complaint Commission (ECC) because he views foreign interference as a negative consequence to the Afghan democratic experiment. Meanwhile, Peter Galbraith, former deputy of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA....... [more]
Afghanistan official resigns from UN-backed electoral commission
October 13, 2009 by Safiya Boucaud
One of the two Afghans on the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) resigned on Monday, citing foreign interference. The panel is tasked with investigating the allegations of fraud surrounding the disputed August presidential elections. Maulavi Mustafa Barakzai's resignat....... [more]
Afghanistan election commission defends poll results against fraud allegations
September 6, 2009 by Steve Czajkowski
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Saturday that it is doing its job faithfully and impartially in an attempt to reassure the Afghan public amid allegations of voter fraud in the recent presidential election. The remarks are mainly in response to complaints by Abdullah Abd....... [more]
Afghans flex voting rights; polls close with little violence
September 18, 2005 by Kate Heneroty
Afghans voted in their first parliamentary elections in decades Sunday, without the significant violence feared by officials. Anti-government Taliban fighters had agreed not to attack civilian voters, but warned people to stay away from areas where militants may attack security forces and foreign.... [more]
Afghan parliamentary elections face delay, UN says
February 24, 2005 by Chris Buell
Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan will likely be delayed until this summer or fall, a UN spokesman said Thursday. The elections were originally slated to be held before the end of the Aghan month Saur on May 21, but a deadline to declare the elections at least 90 days ahead of time has.... [more]
Afghan parliamentary elections face possible delay, foreign minister says
January 27, 2005 by Chris Buell
Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan set for this spring may be delayed by up to two months due to technical problems, Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah said Thursday. Although many observers have previously warned of potential delays, Abdullah's comments are the first by a government official....... [more]
Preliminary results show Karzai wins Afghan election
October 24, 2004 by Kate Heneroty
Preliminary results show interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has won a majority of the votes cast in Afghanistan's October 9th presidential elections. The results are still being reviewed to eliminate allegations of voter fraud, but early results show Karzai winning 4,105,122 votes, more than hal....... [more]
International brief ~ Afghan elections complaint deadline expires
October 12, 2004 by D. Wes Rist
The time limit for complaints about irregularities in Saturday's presidential election in Afghanistan passed Tuesday evening local time. Election regulations stipulated that candidates had until 1330 GMT (0930 ET) to submit complaints to the Joint Electoral Management Body. The JEMB will now inv....... [more]
Exit poll projects Karzai as Afghan election winner
October 11, 2004 by Matt Lubniewski
An exit poll conducted by Afghanistan's International Republican Institute has projected that interim president Hamid Karzai will win the country's first presidential election. Preliminary results show US-backed Karzai ahead of main rival Yunus Qanooni by an overwhelming 43 percentage points....... [more]
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