KABUL: War-torn Afghanistan has delayed its presidential election untilSeptember 28, officials announced Wednesday, the second time the ballot hasbeen put back and five months later than it was originally scheduled to beheld.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said the vote had faced “numerousproblems and challenges … therefore holding the elections based on thetimelines previously announced is not possible”.
“In order to better implement the rule of election law, ensure transparencyas well as voter registration, the presidential election, provincialcouncil election as well as the parliamentary election of Ghazni provincewill be held on September 28,” the body said in a statement.
The election should go ahead, it added, “provided all relevant sides,especially the government and the international community, provide the IECwith the required budget on time”.
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A spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani said the government respects thedecision and is “fully prepared to cooperate with the IEC”. – APP/AFP
