Electoral bodies warn NUG to be responsible for electoral crisis

Afghanistan electoral institutions warned that if the leaders of National Unity Government (NUG) do not set aside their excuse, they will be responsible for any dissonance in the upcoming elections.

Deputy of special electoral reforms commission, Sidiqullah Tawhidi stressed that reforming the electoral system is not the priority of government leaders and they have no interest in it.

The only option for holding an election for from fraud and irregularities was the special electoral reforms commission. But with one and a half month passing, there were no movements in brining changes in electoral system by the government.

Deputy of special electoral reforms commission stated that NUG leaders agreed to appoint Jan Dad Spin Ghar as the head of the special commission but there is still nothing of reforms in electoral bodies.

“Brining reforms in electoral institutions is not the top priorities of the national unity government leaders,” Tawhidi said.

The electoral institutions link president and CEO’s neglect to risking the country’s democracy.

“The commitments of the government’s leaders is questioning for us. They will be responsible for any crisis in the upcoming elections if they do not take practical steps regarding the issue,” Yousuf Rashid, CEO of Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) said.

Ariananews tried to have Presidency and executive office comments regarding the issue but failed to succeed.

It has been said that t the special electoral reforms commission is set to begin work with the leadership of Jan Dad Spin Ghar in the next Saturday.

Reported by Fawad Naseri