300 election-related complaints pending with DECs, DROs and ROs

ISLAMABAD, April 29, 2013: About three-fifths (447, or 59.8%) of the 747 complaints received by 197 Returning Officers (ROs), 39 District Returning Officers (DROs) and as many District Election Commissioners (DECs) between April 16 and 22, 2013, have been resolved successfully, while around 300 complaints (40.2%) were yet to be addressed during the observed period,…

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Candidates continue to defy Code

ISLAMABAD, April 26, 2013: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)’s Constituency Long-Term Observers have found out that the political parties’ candidates are continuing to defy the Code of Conduct notified by the Election Commission of Pakistan, as they gathered reports from 152 constituencies across the country between April 11 and 19, 2013, says a…

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86% of observed campaign rallies violate ECP Code

ISLAMABAD, April 23, 2013: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) observers in 30 National Assembly constituencies observed a total of 49 rallies by candidates of 10 political parties and independent candidates from April 2 to 15, 2013, says FAFEN’s Pre-Election Update 34. Of the 49 rallies, 34 were held in 17 constituencies of Punjab,…

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512 Code of Conduct Violations in 10 Days

ISLAMABAD, April 20, 2013: As many as 16 political parties and independent candidates have committed violations of the Election Code of Conduct in 77 observed National Assembly constituencies across the country between April 1 and 10, 2013, says Pre-Election Update 33 released on Saturday. Violations committed by political parties and independent candidates include one-third by…

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Election officials hold 152 meetings with stakeholders

ISLAMABAD, April 18, 2013:  The District Election Commissioners (DECs) in separate interviews have indicated that they have held 152 meetings with various stakeholders in 57 districts across the country. According to the data collected by FAFEN observers, DECs held the highest number of meetings with district government officials (30%), followed by security officials (17%), and…

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