Electoral Reforms Commission Enters Critical Stage

Afghanistan executive office is said to consider the appointment of head of Electoral Reforms Commission unacceptable.

Deputy spokesman of the executive officer has recently told to media outlets that the Appointment of Shukria Barikzai, head of Electoral Reforms Commission is unacceptable for the executive officer and her appointment should be revised.

In the meantime, deputy of electoral reforms commission said that the commission is not capable of electoral reforms because the government has only taken the authority of consulting.

“The commission should be strong and authorized. The government could receive consultation from internal and foreign institutions but the government had weakened the role of the commission.” Sidiqullah Tawhidi, deputy of electoral reforms commission said. “If the situation continues the same, reforms in law and the structures would be difficult and the upcoming parliamentary election will face many challenges.”

Holding the upcoming parliamentary election has been subjected to intense debate.

However, the second vice president of Afghanistan is optimistic about the recent measures taken regarding the formation of the electoral reforms commission.

“We hope Afghanistan to have a transparent election far from fraud and irregularities in the future.” Sarwar Danish, second vice president said.

An analyst from National Unity Government has said that bargaining between President and the chief of executive officer on differences will begin on Wednesday night.

The most critical stage of the electoral process is now taking place in the results tabulation and complaints adjudication processes.
Reported by Ahamd Farshad Saleh