A Joint Press Release
Sunday – 4/2/2018
CSOs Concerns on Preparation’s for Next Elections and the Electoral Reforms
Afghan Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are very concerned about the processes of Electoral Reforms and preparations for upcoming Elections, pointing to the below factors:
Draft proposals of the Special Electoral Reforms Commission’s or SERC on the amendment of Electoral laws, Selection Committee, Independency of the Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), voting system and other issues have been ignored…
Weekly Monitoring Report of Wolesi Jirga 13th – 18th Jan – 2018
Lawmakers Approve Next Year’s Draft Budget
The Wolesi Jirga, or the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday approved the next Afghan calendar year’s budget draft This comes just days before the parliamentarians are set to break for their winter recess of 45 days. A month back, the legislators rejected the draft budget, citing issues including lack of balance and significant lower allocation for development spending. The argued that the budget…
Weekly Monitoring Report of Wolesi Jirga 13th – 18th Jan – 2018
Lawmakers Approve Next Year’s Draft Budget
The Wolesi Jirga, or the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday approved the next Afghan calendar year’s budget draft. This comes just days before the parliamentarians are set to break for their winter recess of 45 days. A month back, the legislators rejected the draft budget, citing issues including lack of balance and significant lower allocation for development spending. They argued that the budget…
Press Release
Sunday – 7th.January. 2018
ETWA Expresses Concerns on the Process of Appointing a New IEC Commissioner
The Election and Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan (ETWA) is closely observing the process of appointing a new Commissioner for the Independent Election Commission or IEC.
ETWA is concerned with the process, which moves forward in contradiction with the president’s decree on electoral laws, would further undermine IEC’s independence and limit opportunities to establish a political…
Weekly Monitoring Report of Wolesi Jirga 03th Dec 2017 – 4th Jan 2018
Senate Appreciates Trump Tweet About Pakistan
The Meshrano Jirga or Upper House of the Parliament on Tuesday described US President Donald Trump’s recent comments about neighbouring Pakistan as a positive move, saying the words should be put in practice.Senate first deputy speaker, Mohammad Alam Azydyar said the US warning to Pakistan was a good news for Afghanistan.His fellow senator, Mualvi Muhiuddin Munsef said Trump understood Pakistan…
ETWA Welcomes UNAMA concern over Afghan Electoral Process
The recent statement by UNAMA representative at the UN General Assembly indicates that despite the commitment of national unity government to holding election on the planned date, there are still many technical and political obstacles before upcoming election.
The election reform process has not achieved the desired outcomes. Particularly the voter registration which is the key element of electoral reform has not started yet. There is a lack of political…
Weekly Monitoring Report of Wolesi Jirga 16th – 21st Dec, 2017
Joint Body Endorses Ghani Decree on E-ID Cards
A joint commission, representing both branches of the parliament on Monday approved the recent decree issued by President Ashraf Ghani about the inclusion of nationality and ethnicity in the new computerized identity cards or.The move put an end to months of controversy over the much-awaited process.Abdul Hai Akhundzada, a senator and member of the joint commission has called on the relevant department…
Press Release
Sunday, 31.Dec. 2017
ETWA Viewpoint on Recent Presidential Decree over Appointing New Election Commission Member
The Election & Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan (ETWA) examined the recent Presidential order in light of the Electoral Law, the electoral principles and the expectations of civil society and political parties highlighting the following points:
The approach to appointing a new member of the Election Commission in the Presidential order is expressly contradicting Articles (14)…