No financial constraints, says election panel head

KABUL and district council polls in September 2018.

A meeting chaired by CEO Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, attended by IEC and other officials, discussed preparations for the democratic exercise on Wednesday night.

The IEC has taken steps to prepare the voter list, set up polling stations, train polling staff and put in place technological arrangements for categorisation of voters,

In a statement from the CEO Secretariat, IEC Chairman Najibullah Ahmadzai said the commission had no problem in the financial area and the voter registration process had been finalised.

Population Registration Department (PRD) head Hamayoon Mohtat promised full cooperation with the IEC in preparing the voter list.

A number of foreign ambassadors and the United Nations (UN) political representative also briefed the meeting on their responsibilities and activities, the statement added.

Abdullah appreciated the IEC and other relevant organs’ preparations and ordered government institutions concerned to cooperate with the commission.

He said finalisation of election zones by the government was still underway and would be shared soon with the IEC.

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