Afghanistan extends election to Sunday due to chaos at polling stations

  20 October 2018    Read: 1141
Afghanistan extends election to Sunday due to chaos at polling stations

Voting in Afghanistan’s parliamentary election will be extended to Sunday in some constituencies after technical and organizational problems stopped voters casting their ballot in some polling centers on Saturday, Reuters cited government officials as saying.

Abdul Badi Sayad, chairman of Independent Election Commission said the voting process will continue till Sunday in those places where election officers or election material arrived late.

Confusion over biometric voter registration equipment, polling stations not opening on time, missing election materials and delays forcing lengthy waits angered voters on Saturday.


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