ISLAMABAD, April 12, 2013: The Constituency Long-Term Observers (CLTOs) of Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) have reported 58 rallies by candidates of political parties and independent candidates during their pre-election observation in 27 constituencies between March 24 and April 1, 2013, says a Press release issued on Friday. Of the 58 rallies, 27 were…
ISLAMABAD, April 10, 2013: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)’s District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) interviewed 90 District Election Commissioners (DECs) about the steps being taken by DECs to facilitate marginalized communities, including women, religious and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Out of 90 District Election Commissioners (DECs) 55 said…
ISLAMABAD, April 9, 2013: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)’s Constituency Long-Term Observers (CLTOs) have observed 216 National Assembly constituencies across the country during March 24 and March 31, 2013 and found out that women constitute only 3.94% of the 4,108 candidates who submitted nomination forms. These nomination papers were submitted for the upcoming…
This report is based on data reported by Constituency Long-Term Observers (CLTOs) of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) from March 24 to 29, 2013. Almost 400 pre-election observers have been deployed in all districts and National Assembly constituencies across the country. They record government postings and transfers, among other themes, that may influence…
ISLAMABAD, April 4, 2013: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) Constituency Long-Term Observers (CLTOs) have recorded 272 violations committed by 15 political parties and independent candidates in 66 constituencies across the country between March 24 and March 29, says FAFEN’s Pre-Election Update 24 issued here on Thursday. According to the press release, visual campaign…
This report highlights issues relating to security and public accessibility of District Election Commissioner (DEC) offices observed by the District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in 47 districts between March 11 and 20, 2013. It identifies potential public accessibility problems in eight of the 47 observed DEC offices and…
This report is based on direct interviews of political party office-bearers conducted by District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) deployed across the country by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). It has been compiled from data gathered between March 18 and 22, 2013, from 79 districts – 26 in Punjab, 22 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 18…
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.…
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…
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…
Disclaimer:
The election results from 1970 to 1997 are taken from Pakistan Election Compendium published by the Church World Services in collaboration with Punjab Lok Sujag; a Pakistani civil society organization. Whereas, the results of elections held from 2002 onwards have been acquired from the Election Commission of Pakistan. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of data; however, any possible errors and omissions are excepted.