Violations

KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of protesting Wolesi Jirga candidates from 12 constituencies on Thursday called for creation of a special court to address election related cases, saying they did not let police remove their tent last night.

KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of losing Wolesi Jirga candidates on Wednesday closed the road to the Presidential Place in the Zambaq Square of Kabul.
Around 60 candidates from Helmand, Kandahar, Nangarhar, MaidanWardak, Paktika, Logar, Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan, Samangan, Herat and the Kuchi constituency demanded a special court to address fraud in the polls.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some failing Wolesi Jirga candidates on Saturday demanded invalidation of all votes cast in Kabul during the October polls and shared ten types of rigging documents with the electoral commissions.

KABU (Pajhwok): Protesting Wolesi Jirga election candidates from 12 constituencies on their sixth day of protest on Wednesday demanded the creation of a special court to probe electoral offenses.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday started ballot recounting at 183 polling stations of central capital Kabul based on the original tally sheets, a process previously carried out based on ballot boxes but cancelled two days back.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Attorney General Office (AGO) says it had referred complaints lodged by Kuchi (nomads) Wolesi Jirga candidates to the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC), but the commission is yet to make any progress on them while the results of the same constituency are expected within a week.

KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of protesting Wolesi Jirga candidates belonging to Kabul and Takhar province on Sunday demanded invalidation of votes cast in the two provinces and reelections.
Forty protesting Wolesi Jirga candidates told a joint a press conference here that the October elections to the lower house of parliament were fraudulent.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Attorney General Office (AGO) on Tuesday said it was investigating 187 cases of electoral crimes involving 386 suspects in 22 provinces of the country.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Five former and sitting members, including former secretary, of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), have been put on no-fly list, a statement said on Tuesday.

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Some unsuccessful women candidates in the last year’s Wolesi Jirgaelections claim rigging and fraud prevented their victory in the polls.
The Wolesi Jirga elections were held on October 20-21 across the country apart from Ghazni and Kandahar provinces.