UNAMA Featured Photos: An Afghan election observer group said today that the organization of last Saturday’s second round run-off in Afghanistan’s Presidential elections was “good overall” although cases of irregularities and violations were reported at different polling centres throughout the country. “The main difference in the run-off compared to the first round of the Presidential election was increased awareness among the Afghan population – however, heightened security threats in some parts affected the participation of people,” said the head of the Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA), Mohammad Naeem Ayubzada, at a news conference in the capital, Kabul (left image). On Tuesday, another Afghan election observer group, the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), said although the management and administration of the election day were “successful” overall, some “bitter experiences of the first round of election” were repeated in the run-off. In a news release on Wednesday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan urged the country’s election management bodies - the Independent Election Commission and the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission - to demonstrate the highest levels of transparency and integrity and continue to proactively respond to valid candidate concerns. For more: bit.ly/1qhhdBw
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:00:18 +0000
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