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[A-List] Their Masters' Interests: West To Rig Afghan Elections - Opposition

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Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 14:18:36 -0400

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/04/content_3441726.htm Xinhua News Agency September 4, 2005 Gov't monopolizes elections: Afghan political party KABUL - The National Congress party of Afghanistan (NCPA) has accused the government of monopolizing the electoral process in order to facilitate its men to a secure majority in the coming parliament. "We do not believe that the coming parliament will be a democratic establishment to represent the nation as the electoral process regulated by authorities facilitates certain candidates victory," deputy chairman NCPA and candidate for the legislation Bashir Ahmad Bezghan told Xinhua on Sunday. A certain group, he added had been tasked to work under the mask of democracy to stabilize the shaky pillars of the present administration. "Certain candidates financed and sponsored by the government, the United States and other countries are campaigning to ensure their masters' interests in Afghanistan," Bezghan noted but refused to identify any. He warned that NCPA and like-minded parities would boycott the result of the legislative polls if the votes were not counted in the polling stations. "If the authorities continue to reject our demand in tallying at voting sites we and our associates would boycott the result of legislative elections," he said. Earlier, leader of the main opposition alliance the National Understanding Front Mohammad Yunus Qanooni also objected the electoral process as unfair and stressed for tally at voting centers. In the meantime, the UN-sponsored Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) said that all the ballot boxes would be taken to provincial capitals for counting. The National Congress party of Afghanistan (NCPA) with 63 candidates in the run for elections is one of over a dozen political groups contesting to secure comfortable seats in the 249-seat parliament in the post-war nation. Over 12 million Afghans are going to elect their representatives through the first direct elections in over three decades on Sept. 18 amid tight security. ------------------------------------------------------ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/02/content_3433753.htm Xinhua News Agency September 2, 2005 Afghan politician: legislative election process unfair KABUL -The leader of the Understanding and Democracy Party (UDP) of Afghanistan on Thursday termed the process of the legislative elections as unfair and warned to boycott the elections. "The electoral process is unfair," said UDP chief Ahmad Shaheen, accusing the establishment of preparing the ground for winning certain candidates so that to have a rubber stamp parliament. "The government wants to see a rubber stamp parliament and use it as an instrument for achieving its designs," asserted the politician,also a candidate. "We may boycott the elections as a last option, and even can reject the results of the elections if the government continues to overlook our objections," Shaheen warned. .... The UDP is one of tens of young political groups established over the past three years in the post-conflict nation. UDP leader Shaheen said that his party has already entered an alliance of like-minded groups called the National Democratic Front of Afghanistan, which is different from the main opposition alliance National Understanding Front (NUF) headed by former Education Minister Mohammad Yunus Qanooni. The head of UDP said that the newly formed coalition is in contact with NUF to form a broader opposition force in order to check government activities through parliament. The newly established 14-member alliance, according to Shaheen,has 191 candidates across the country and is hopeful to dominate the coming parliamentary elections. Over 12.4 million Afghans eligible to vote are going to elect their representatives for the 249-seat parliament on Sept. 18 amid tight security. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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