Parties Naming Candidates; Defections at Peak

Introduction The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has deployed 130 District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) in districts across the country to observe all aspects of the election process. The observers send data to the FAFEN Election Observation Secretariat in Islamabad, which uses it to publish pre-election updates distributed to the public, media and other stakeholders.…

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ECP Should Ensure State Property Free of Campaign Material

ISLAMABAD, March 26 2013: The District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of Free and Fair Election Network (Network) observed District Election Commissioner (DEC) offices in four districts and other government offices in seven districts between March 11 and 17, 2013 and found out use of state resources by political parties for election campaigning, says a press release…

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71 DECs hold 321 meetings with election stakeholders

This update is based on interviews with 71 District Election Commissioners’ (DECs) between February 8 and March 15, 2013, about DECs’ coordination meetings with a wide range of district election stakeholders. DEC meetings with election stakeholders are essential to ensure transparency, efficiency and accountability in local election administration. District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of the Free…

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62 Postings & Transfers, including 42 Police Officials and 6 Judges

ISLAMABAD, March 20, 2013: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)’s District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) recorded postings and transfers in 32 districts across the country. A total of 62 postings and transfers were recorded among police, judiciary, district administration, and other government offices.  The highest number of postings and transfers was observed in the police…

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42 out of 61 Observed DEC Offices without Security Guards

ISLAMABAD, March 18, 2013: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)’s District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) observed security and public accessibility to District Election Commissioner (DEC) offices in 61 districts between February 27 and March 10, 2013. FAFEN observers identified potential public accessibility issues in 15 of the 61 observed DEC offices and a need for…

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Political Parties Gear Up for Polls

ISLAMABAD, March 14, 2013: The District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) have identified at least 38 districts in February 2013 with political developments related to General Election 2013, including districts where election campaigns started before the announcement of the election schedule, says a press release issued by FAFEN on…

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Security Plans for Campaign Period Lacking in Half of Districts

DPOs were willing to be interviewed in 69 out of 70 districts, but the DPO in Swabi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) declined to be interviewed.  Among the interviews with DPOs, 26 were conducted in Punjab, followed by Sindh (19 interviews), KP (14), Balochistan (7), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) (2) and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) (1).…

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