Findings of the Afghan Women's Network from inspection of Parliamentarian Elections 2018(Wolesi Jirga in 1397)

Press Release

Serial no: 71

Kabul- Afghanistan

Findings of the Afghan Women's Network from inspection of Parliamentarian Elections 2018 Wolesi Jirga in 1397

The Afghan Women's Network as a supporter of democracy, as it has had a widespread participation in transparent and inclusive elections over the past years, and considering that women's political participation is one of the priorities of the work of the network, oversees the process as an important mission. In order to meet this goal, as an independent body supporting women's political participation, in order to make this process more transparent, the members of the committee appointed observers, whose number was 140, in 32 provinces to monitor the process and ensure that Transparency of this process.

As we witnessed, fortunately, our conscious people with their active participation, including men and women, proved their support for this national process.

The participation of our brave people, especially women, in this national process, was accompanied by the millennium's challenge to even their loss of life, but they were able to prove to the world that they had a high political awareness.

The findings identified during this monitoring are following:

1. Considering the many challenges, people's participation, especially women, is widespread and appreciated.
2. The delay in the activity of polling sites was one of the biggest violations of the commission, which opened up other problems.
3. Insecurity has caused insult among the people, which caused great harm to people's participation.
4. The lack of full knowledge of the staff of the Commission with the biometric device, its inactivity was another problem that was recorded.
5. The lack of attendees' names in lists or late submission of lists to sites.
6. Existing Candidates photos and slogans near sites.
7. Interventions of observers, especially during the counting of votes.
8. Absence of Complaints Officers at Sites.
9. The lack of enough staff to regulate trains that caused irregularities.
10. The intervention of the powerful people and the candidates in the process of voting and counting votes.
11. The lack of even sensitive electoral materials in some places.
12. Weak management of independent election commission.
13. Lack of accountability and access to commissions to handle complaints on Election Day.

Therefore, considering the challenges and problems that have been confusing public opinion and damaging the people's confidence in the process, the Afghan Women's Network resolutely calls on the Afghan Independent Election Commission to address the issues and problems, and the principle of accountability To respect the people who are civilians in order to restore the lost confidence of the people to the presidential elections in the future and to prevent such problems from occurring in the upcoming presidential elections and to see a transparent, inclusive and secure election.