Afghan IEC Announces Timeline for Presidential Election
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) held a consultative meeting about determining the presidential election timeline on Friday.
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) held a consultative meeting about determining the presidential election timeline on Friday.
The IEC announced a timeline for the upcoming presidential election which is set for April next year.
According to the IEC timeline, the presidential election will be held on 20 April 2019, and its final results will be announced on May 30. If the candidates failed to earn required votes, the second round of the election will be held on 13 June.
In addition, the enrollment process for the presidential candidates will begin from 15 December and end on 30 Dec.
During the meeting, the representatives of the political parties, civil society, and the International Institutions discussed the date of the presidential election in different aspects.
Following the issue, the IEC chairman Abdul bade Sayyad, said their international partners can pick whether to hold the presidential election together with polling in Ghazni province or with district council election.
However, the Operational Deputy Head of the IEC Wasima Badghisi stressed that holding the presidential and district council elections at the same date could be easier in terms of financial and security perspectives.
“If we don’t hold the district council elections on April 20, then we might violate the law,” she added.
