Presidential

KABUL (PAN): Independent Election Commission (IEC) Secretary Ziaul Haq Amarkhel on Saturday urged parliament to approve an amended electoral law as soon as possible because any delay would negatively affect the poll process.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States (US) has thanked the Afghan government for agreeing to postpone the presidential inauguration, a statement from the US State Department said on Tuesday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Political affairs experts say President Ashraf Ghani’s oath taking event goes against the country’s laws and is ‘a hasty decision.’
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on February 18 announced President Ashraf Ghani as the winner of September 28 Presidential Election with 50.64 percent of votes.

KABUL (Pajhwok): National Islamic Front of Afghanistan (NIFA) leader Pir Hamid Gilani on Tuesday stressed solution to the dispute between the government leaders and warned political problems would confront the peace process with barriers.
Gilani, addressing a press conference here, said it was the time to take practical steps towards peace and keep the process away smooth.

KABUL (Pajhwok): In order to solve election differences, Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf on Monday met with President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.
In a statement, the Presidential Palace said President Ghani met Sayyaf, a jihadi leader, and ex-president Hamid Karzai at his office today afternoon.
On the other hand, Sayyaf and Karzai also met Dr. Abdullah, a statement from the CEO office said.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Monday said 65,000 to 80,000 votes would have been invalidated and the election results changed had a proper vote audit and recount been conducted.

KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 85 percent of people are happy with results from the presidential election, finds an online survey conducted by Pajhwok Afghan News.
Late on Tuesday, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced President Ashraf Ghani has won re-election by securing 50.64 percent of votes.
Ghani secured 923,592 votes (50.64 percent), Dr. Abdullah 720,841 (39.52 percent) and Gulbadin Hekmatyar 70,241 (3.85 percent).

KABUL (Pajhwok): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday barred election officials from traveling abroad.
In a decree, whose copy has been obtained by Pajhwok Afghan News, Abdullah banned chairpersons and members of both election panels from leaving the country.
The CEO ordered the Ministry of Interior to take the matter seriously, warning that any negligence in implementation of the decree would not be brooked.

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Wednesday lent his support to Abdullah Abdullah in rejecting the final presidential election results, asking his support to celebrate victory of the Stability and Partnership team in the poll.
Addressing a large gathering of his supporters in Mellat Palace here, Dostum said: “We don’t accept the results announced by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and consider it a result of the haste of the commission.”