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Established by the Afghan Constitution, the '''Independent Election Commission (Afghanistan)''' states its vision as "strengthen[ing] the new established democracy of Afghanistan through conducting free and fair elections, striving for quality and accountability in delivering electoral services and promoting Afghans trust and confidence on electoral process, building a sustainable organization with the ability to deliver elections independently.:<ref name=Home>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.iec.org.af/eng/ | |||
| title = Vision and Mission | |||
| publisher = Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan}}</ref> | |||
==[[2009 Afghanistan presidential election]]== | |||
The head of the commission, Daoud Ali Najafi, told the candidates to stop speculating: "If someone's observers have estimated the numbers, it doesn't mean it is final...We are the reliable source." The Commission will report preliminary results on August 25. <ref name=WSJ2009-08-22>{{citation | |||
| url = http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125087300076649629.html#printMode | |||
| date = 22 August 2009 | journal = Wall Street Journal | |||
| title = Afghan Contenders Claim Leads | |||
| author = Anand Gopal and Matthew Rosenberg}}</ref> Abdullah asked for calm while the count is finalized and the grievance process can come into effect if needed. He said he would prevent his followers from taking to the streets if he lost<ref name=USAToday2009-08-22}}<ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Abdullah prepares for election results, challenges, uproar | |||
| author = Jim Michaels | |||
| date = 22 August 2009 | journal = [[USA Today]] | |||
| url = http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-08-22-abdullah_N.htm# | |||
}}</ref> [[Peter Galbraith]], the deputy head of the UN Mission to Afghanistan, who was fired for disagreements with mission head [[Kai Eide]], said of this Commission, "Despite its name, the commission is subservient to Karzai, who appointed its seven members. Even so, the international role was extensive. The United States and other Western nations paid the more than $300 million to hold the vote, and U.N. technical staff took the lead in organizing much of the process, including printing ballot papers, distributing election materials and designing safeguards against fraud."<ref name=WaPo-2009-10-04>{{citation | |||
| title = What I Saw at the Afghan Election | |||
| author = Peter W. Galbraith | |||
| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR2009100202855_pf.html | publisher = Washington Post | |||
| date = 4 October 2009}}</ref> | |||
==2011 Parliamentary elections== | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 17:37, 22 January 2011
Established by the Afghan Constitution, the Independent Election Commission (Afghanistan) states its vision as "strengthen[ing] the new established democracy of Afghanistan through conducting free and fair elections, striving for quality and accountability in delivering electoral services and promoting Afghans trust and confidence on electoral process, building a sustainable organization with the ability to deliver elections independently.:[1]
2009 Afghanistan presidential election
The head of the commission, Daoud Ali Najafi, told the candidates to stop speculating: "If someone's observers have estimated the numbers, it doesn't mean it is final...We are the reliable source." The Commission will report preliminary results on August 25. [2] Abdullah asked for calm while the count is finalized and the grievance process can come into effect if needed. He said he would prevent his followers from taking to the streets if he lost[3] Peter Galbraith, the deputy head of the UN Mission to Afghanistan, who was fired for disagreements with mission head Kai Eide, said of this Commission, "Despite its name, the commission is subservient to Karzai, who appointed its seven members. Even so, the international role was extensive. The United States and other Western nations paid the more than $300 million to hold the vote, and U.N. technical staff took the lead in organizing much of the process, including printing ballot papers, distributing election materials and designing safeguards against fraud."[4]
2011 Parliamentary elections
References
- ↑ Vision and Mission, Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan
- ↑ Anand Gopal and Matthew Rosenberg (22 August 2009), "Afghan Contenders Claim Leads", Wall Street Journal
- ↑ Jim Michaels (22 August 2009), "Abdullah prepares for election results, challenges, uproar", USA Today
- ↑ Peter W. Galbraith (4 October 2009), What I Saw at the Afghan Election, Washington Post