President Ghani to sign the Population Census Act: President Legal Advisor

A number of civil society activists, members of parliament and electoral experts gathered on a session under National Electoral Reform Conference at Afghanistan Civil Society Elections Network (ACSEN) on Sunday urging for fundamental reforms in electoral system.

A former MP, Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi said,” without distributing Computerized Electronic ID Cards there will be no election, without frauds.”

President Ghani will sign a decree to issue the National Electronic ID Cards in the upcoming week, the President Legal Advisor, Abdul Ali Mohammadi said.

He also added,” Preparations have already been taken and planned to start issuing the national electronic ID cards once the president issued the decree and approved the law.”

On the other hand the civil society organizations and electoral observers are calling for reforms in the electoral system beside distributing electronic ID cards and emphasizing to postpone the upcoming parliamentary election until reformations.

These statements comes after a number of legislators asked the government to take necessary action to issue electronic ID cards for organizing a better parliamentary election and the Ministry of Interior Affairs assured that they are well prepared to distribute the electronic ID cards only if the Law was officially signed by the President and published on official gazette.

The new government is obliged to form a commission for electoral reforms based on the Agreements made under the articles of the National Unity Government before organizing another elections.

Reforms in the committee appointing the electoral commission members, amendment of law, changing the voting system, political commitment were the recommendations made during this conference.