[Turnout rose as the day wore on, said Peter Erben, head of the U.N.-Afghan Joint Electoral Management Board.] The voting started relatively slowly but after the morning it has seriously picked up all over Afghanistan, ... I believe a high number of Afghans have turned out to vote. |
Afghanistan should be satisfied with the turnout in yesterday's election. |
Dependent on the number of complaints we do hope that we can have a final certified result for all 34 provinces by the 22nd of October. |
I believe a high number of Afghans have turned out to vote. |
I do not believe these irregularities in any way have affected the overall elections, but some of them have surely affected them locally. |
I do not find the irregularities alarming, but it should give us concern, ... There will be tough action taken. |
I have been relieved at the [low] level of problems we have had today. |
If compared with other, similar, post-conflict elections, I think that the level of irregularities that we are currently reviewing is extremely reasonable. |
In Bosnia in 2002 there were 55 percent, in the parliamentary elections in Colombia 42 percent, India 59 percent, Switzerland 42 percent, |
In Bosnia in 2002 there were 55 percent, in the parliamentary elections in Colombia 42 percent, India 59 percent, Switzerland 42 percent. |
Last year, there were a number of districts where the vote did not take place. This year we hope we can do it in all of them, |
Preliminary estimate indicate that voter turnout could be a little over 50 per cent. |
The morning started relatively slowly. But after the morning, it has seriously picked up all over Afghanistan. |
This count is then subject to a short complaints period and these complaints must be adjudicated, |
This is probably the largest amount of popular support I've seen for the idea of establishing a parliament. |