free&fair election foundation of afghanistan

FEFA is happy to announce the launch of its new election observation blog - Domestic Observation Reports. The blog includes all reports and press releases from FEFA’s 2010 election observation mission in one user-friendly site, sorted by publication type and language. It intended to inform electoral stakeholders, policy-makers, civil society, the media, and the general public by providing illustrative snapshots of the electoral process at the provincial, district and local levels and by raising issues of electoral credibility as they arise during this year’s parliamentary elections.

Kabul – June 2010

The Nomination Period

The first phase of this year’s national elections, the nomination and verification of candidates, took place between April 20 and May 4.

FEFA deployed long-term observers to the capitals of 31 provinces during this first phase of the electoral process. Observers interviewed 700 prospective candidates, 115 of them women, to gauge their perceptions of the nomination process and external factors influencing their ability to participate.

Using a combination of open source reports and first-hand accounts from prospective candidates, observers also monitored the overall security situation in their provinces and reported on specific threats against the electoral process and individuals connected with it.

In countries where the political system is based on democratic foundations, the electoral law is one of the most important laws. Usually these laws are characterised by provisions in order to lay the ground work to ensure the real and fair representation of people in the system on the one hand and also to practically guarantee the transparency of the election process on the other hand. Thus far in other countries electoral laws are always being reformed in line with consideration of current issues and public participation concerns. more...

There are only seven months until the date of the parliamentary election that has been set by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) for 18 September 2010. Therefore, it is necessary to undertake special preparations now on in order to conduct free and fair elections for the scheduled
Parliamentarian election. more...

Considering the importance of adhering to the constitution about date of Wolesi Jirga
election, FEFA expresses its concern regarding the announcement of Independent
Election Commission (IEC) to postpone Wolesi Jirga election. more...