2013 General Elections in Pakistan Joint International Election Observation Mission Report
Democracy is regarded as the best way to provide a voice for the most vulnerable of groups and individuals and the only way to change governments by peaceful means. Foundation of any democracy is right to vote. This right is fundamental in nature. A country cannot be truly democratic until its citizens have the opportunity to choose their representatives through elections that are free and fair. Elections provide an important opportunity to advance democratization and encourage political liberalization. In Pakistan, inter alia, the responsibility to hold elections to the Parliament and Provincial Assemblies rests with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which has been conducting elections in the country for over fifty years.
General Elections were held on 11th May 2013. These elections had the largest number of registered voters i.e. 86,189,835, which included 37,597,343 women and 48,592,492 men. There were 10,958 contesting candidates including 419 women. The number of election observers, both national and international, touched 50,000. Besides, a very active electronic and print media closely watched these elections. The ECP handled the entire logistic operations in a very professional manner and made available all polling staff and materials so that more than 69,000 polling stations could open on time and voters were able to cast their votes.
This report was published by Election Commission of Pakistan and made available for General Public .
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