Afghan Biographies
Presidential Election April 2014: costly, messy and useless
Subject | Presidential Election April 2014: costly, messy and useless |
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Governments that worry about how their publics may respond, would do well to plan for a costly, messy and useless election in April 2014, and communicate accordingly, rather than simply hope for the best. The effective loss of control over the election process in every election so far and that, to this day, remain unresolved: the absence of an adequate voter registry; the mass availability of voter cards not linked to actual voters, many of which were gathered with the express intent of perpetuating fraud (the conservative estimate is five million too many and – with the current top-up exercise – counting); the lack of clarity on which polling centres have actually opened; the widespread insecurity; and the collusion of electoral and security staff, whether prompted by loyalty, money or pressure, at all levels.
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Released | 2013-10-08 |