Electoral Reforms Commission should not be given extra authorities: IECC

Afghanistan independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) says giving all authorities to Electoral Reforms Commission by President Ghani is a disloyalty to the future of Afghanistan and elections.

IECC in its 500 pages report has written that in the election of current year, more than 10629 complaints were recorded which most of them were from Kabul and Herat.

According to the IECC findings, in the first round, the votes of 856 area and in the second round the votes of 1206 area have been canceled.

Nadir Mohseni, spokesman of IECC said, “Irregularities and fraud in the last election were systematically organized.”

Head of IECC, Abdul Satar Sa-adat is said to consider foreign countries involvement in the election alarming and emphasized that foreigners were seriously involved in the last election.

“We have no problem with reforms but if extra authorities are given to the electoral reforms commission, it is a disloyalty to Afghanistan and election.” Saadat said.

Head of IECC also denied his involvement in election crisis and stressed that if it’s proven that he involved in last election crisis, he is ready for responding even going to jail.

IECC findings indicates that the most of irregularities were by electoral groups, provincial council candidates and election commission staffs.

The report also says that nominees should present an implementing Guarantee to compete in the upcoming elections.

Reported By Fawad Naseri