IECC admin board members reelected in new ballot

KABUL (Pajhwok): The administrative board members of the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) were reelected to their previous positions in a new voting, the commission said on Sunday.

A statement from IECC received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that administrative board members of the commission remained on their previous positions, a decision made during a meeting attended by majority of the office members on Saturday.

Based on article 29 of the election and the admin board rules, the vote for head, deputy head and secretary of the commission was held on Saturday.

The IECC resolution letter received by Pajhwok shows that Zahra Bayan Shinwari has been reelected as head, Mulavi Din Mohammad Azimi as deputy head and Mohammad Qasim Elyasi as secretary of the commission.

The mentioned figures were reelected on the same positions they held previously.

IECC said that the commission by learning from its past experiences would follow the laws and procedures and improve coordination with its provincial offices in responding to electoral complaints and ensuring electoral justice.

The source said that the commission was ready for holding Wolesi Jirga, provincial council and district council elections in Ghazni province.

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