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The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) on Thursday said that candidates for the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections can file their nomination papers from Saturday. 

Those wanting to run for parliamentary and district council elections can visit IEC offices across the country and take with them copies of IDs of at least 1,000 supporters, said the IEC’s head of administration and finance Maazullah Dawlati. 

Dawlati said of the 1,000 ID’s, at least 650 copies must be valid. 

Meanwhile, Najibullah Ahmadzai, the former IEC chief, has said that the nonexistence of a voter registration database and the closure of a number of voter registration centers in some regions were among the challenges faced by the IEC.  

He claimed that statistics which are shared with the public by the IEC are not credible. 

According to Dawlati, candidates will need to fill out a seven-page form which they will get from the IEC. They will be able to register for 18 days, after which the IEC will release the names after reviewing their forms. 

“Candidates must enter the list of names of their supporters on the form. The names of the supporters, the stickers and ID numbers will be included as well as the candidate’s fingerprints. Candidates must bring 1,000 IDs with them,” said Dawlati. 

According to the IEC, 2.8 million Afghans have registered to vote across the country. 

But, the former IEC chief says that the statistics he gathered from 17 provinces shows that only 350,000 people have so far registered. 

“In 17 provinces, only 350,000 people have registered which is very low,” said Najibullah Ahmadzai, the former IEC chief.

The process of registration of candidates both for parliamentary and district council elections will start on May 26 and will run through until 12 June.  

The final list of voting centers will be announced on June 23. 

This comes after the IEC on Monday said currently almost 26 percent of voter registration centers have not yet opened in various regions of the country.  

According to the IEC, from the total number of 5,121 voter registration centers in districts, 607 centers are closed on a permanent basis. 

Based on IEC statistics, election material has not yet been sent to 410 centers in 41 districts. 

Over 20 percent of the centers will not open due to security threats, said Ezmarai Qalamyar, head of operations at the IEC. 

According to the IEC, 354 centers face serious security threats.

The IEC said each candidate must have copies of ID’s of 1,000 supporters before they can register to run in the elections. 

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The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) on Thursday said that candidates for the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections can file their nomination papers from Saturday. 

Those wanting to run for parliamentary and district council elections can visit IEC offices across the country and take with them copies of IDs of at least 1,000 supporters, said the IEC’s head of administration and finance Maazullah Dawlati. 

Dawlati said of the 1,000 ID’s, at least 650 copies must be valid. 

Meanwhile, Najibullah Ahmadzai, the former IEC chief, has said that the nonexistence of a voter registration database and the closure of a number of voter registration centers in some regions were among the challenges faced by the IEC.  

He claimed that statistics which are shared with the public by the IEC are not credible. 

According to Dawlati, candidates will need to fill out a seven-page form which they will get from the IEC. They will be able to register for 18 days, after which the IEC will release the names after reviewing their forms. 

“Candidates must enter the list of names of their supporters on the form. The names of the supporters, the stickers and ID numbers will be included as well as the candidate’s fingerprints. Candidates must bring 1,000 IDs with them,” said Dawlati. 

According to the IEC, 2.8 million Afghans have registered to vote across the country. 

But, the former IEC chief says that the statistics he gathered from 17 provinces shows that only 350,000 people have so far registered. 

“In 17 provinces, only 350,000 people have registered which is very low,” said Najibullah Ahmadzai, the former IEC chief.

The process of registration of candidates both for parliamentary and district council elections will start on May 26 and will run through until 12 June.  

The final list of voting centers will be announced on June 23. 

This comes after the IEC on Monday said currently almost 26 percent of voter registration centers have not yet opened in various regions of the country.  

According to the IEC, from the total number of 5,121 voter registration centers in districts, 607 centers are closed on a permanent basis. 

Based on IEC statistics, election material has not yet been sent to 410 centers in 41 districts. 

Over 20 percent of the centers will not open due to security threats, said Ezmarai Qalamyar, head of operations at the IEC. 

According to the IEC, 354 centers face serious security threats.

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