Kabul All Elections News

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): 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 residents of some provinces have expressed joy over the announcement of the final presidential election result but in the meantime said they were worried over electoral disputes and crises.
Mohammad Haroon, the resident of Kandahar City, said the election process was full of disputes and turmoil that worried the public regarding their future and the existing situation in the country.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The electoral crisis deepened on Wednesday when three more presidential candidates including Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar rejected the final election result as unacceptable.

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): Hezb-i-Jamaat-i-Islami Afghanistan leader Atta Mohammad Noor has asked the Stability and Partnership team to adhere to its manifesto avoid creating a political crisis

KABUL (Pajhwok): Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday announced Ashraf Ghani winner of presidential election by securing 50.64 percent of all votes in final result.
The presidential election was held on September 28. Based on initial results, Ashraf Ghani secured 50.64 percent of the votes while Dr. Abdullah Abdullah secured over 39 percent of total votes.

KABUL (Pajhwok): People in various provinces on Sunday welcomed the announcement of preliminary results from the September presidential election, but criticized the outcome’s prolonged delay.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Sunday said protesting candidates had three days to register their complaints about the presidential election initial results.