(BBC) – Results in Afghanistan’s controversial parliamentary elections in September are being announced.
The results were delayed due to a fraud investigation.
During the inquiry, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) scrapped 1.3m votes as invalid – almost a quarter of those cast – because of irregularities.
At the weekend, the Election Complaints Commission (ECC) disqualified 19 candidates for fraud. Seven were incumbent MPs in the 249-seat parliament.
Rallies were held in Kabul and other cities calling for the election commissions to be scrapped over the disqualifications.
On Tuesday, Attorney General Mohammad Eshaq Aloko suspended the electoral commissions’ spokesmen.
Ahmad Zia Rafat, of the IEC, and Noor Muhammad Noor, of the ECC, are accused of making remarks damaging to the Afghan national interest.
The parliamentary vote was seen as a key test for the country, a year after the re-election of Afghan President Hamid Karzai was overshadowed by fraud.
Turnout was around 40% in Afghanistan’s second parliamentary election since the 2001 US-led invasion.
You can view the final results province wise from this link: http://www.iec.org.af/results_10/eng/index.html
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Thanks God! Finally the election results were announced.
We hope that the new parliament members work hard for Afghanistan
The future Parliament will be corrupt.
Best of luck for Afghanistan Parliament. Hope they serve Afghanistan well.
Congrats for all the new members!!!
So what do mean by this sentence that the future parliament will be corrupt. what about the current one. are they good people NO. they are sitting on the seats of parliament just because of filling the seats and finding opportunities to fill their pockets with the money which fell from USA.
ALLAH di tolo ta da nekai Hedayat wakri. AMEEN
Looking forward for unique Parliament
hope this new one brings positive evaluation for people of Afghanistan .
Specially Thanks from founder of Khaama Press and his brilliant effort .