KABUL (Pajhwok): Aimed at election victory or striking a lucrative deal with other election teams, presidential runner Faramarz Tamanna has got his rel
kabul (Pajhwok): Experts say increasing accusationsagainst presidential candidates in absence of evidence particularly on social media should not be trusted.
Accusations against presidential candidates without offering any evidence are a violation of the electoral law. Some people call social media, especially Facebook where such accusations are more often made as, ‘anarchy center’ and ‘house of ignorance’
KABUL (Pajhwok): Independent Election Commission (IEC) commissioner Maulana Abdullah on Tuesday alleged that appointments in the electoral body were being made on ethnic and linguistic lines.
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC)’s regional office in western Herat province on Sunday said it has so far registered only four complaints against presidential candidates.
The presidential election campaign kicked off on July 28 and would continue until September26.
Gul Mohammad Tariq, IECC commissioner for Herat, told a press conference that the four complaints were against President Ashraf Ghani electoral team about misusing authority. He urged citizens to register their complaints about electoral violations.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Experts say election law violations by a number of presidential candidates are worrisome and the institutions concerned should get tough with offenders to ensure the legitimacy of the polls.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some presidential candidates have acted against the election campaign rules by using harsh and abusive language against their rivals instead of deliberating upon their plans and priorities after winning the polls, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday said election workers if found guilty of fraud and violations during the October parliamentary elections would be introduced to judicial organs.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Presidential Candidates Council on Tuesday said the continuation of President Ashraf Ghani’s work in office was against the Constitution and demanded the establishment of a caretaker government.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Presidential candidate Faramarz Tamana has termed President Ashraf Ghani’s ‘extravagant’ spending as election campaign before schedule and hails US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s efforts for peace and reconciliation.
Addressing a round table here, Tamana said peace was the dream of the people of Afghanistan and the nation was ready to render any sacrifice to achieve this goal.
KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of unsuccessful female Wolesi Jirga candidates, who have been protesting over the two months by erecting a tent in Kabul, say the government had promised to create a special committee for processing their documents.
