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UNAMA congratulates Afghans on runoff vote

UNAMA congratulates Afghans on runoff vote

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14 Jun 2014 - 22:59
UNAMA congratulates Afghans on runoff vote
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14 Jun 2014 - 22:59

KABUL of Afghanistan on the holding the second round of the Presidential elections – a major achievement in the country’s historic democratic transition from one elected President to another.”

In a statement, Ján Kubiš, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, said: “With the same determination, resilience and courage the world) and the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) – to improve the electoral process in response to requests and recommendations from candidates and observers.
“The IEC and IECC now have a critical responsibility to tally the votes in a transparent and accountable manner, resolve complaints consistently and efficiently, and to transparently release the results,” Kubiš said, adding that this vital work should be done with the utmost integrity and impartiality to protect the vote and to deal with complaints in a way that will satisfy Afghans.

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