The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) said Wednesday that the vote audit for the presidential election will resume on Saturday. A statement released by IEC said the audit will be resumed following a break for the Eid al-Fitr national holiday. The statement further added that the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has formally adopted criteria for the recount and invalidation of ballots, as part of its 100% audit of the run-off round of voting for the Presidential election. “The adoption of the criteria is consistent with the laws of Afghanistan and the mandate of the IEC. The criteria are based on a proposal of the United Nations, finalized after extensive consultations with the campaign teams of both presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai,” the statement said.
IEC said the adoption of recount and invalidation criteria completes the regulatory framework for the audit and provides clarity, transparency, and consistency to this crucial process in which all ballot boxes from the run-off round of voting, held on June 14, will be physically audited at the IEC’s headquarters in Kabul.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) decision to adopt criteria for the invalidation and recount of ballots as part of the ongoing comprehensive audit of the results of the Presidential election run-off held on 14 June.
Full Article: Afghanistan presidential vote audit to resume on Saturday – Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency.
