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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the timetable is for elections in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the timetable is for elections in Afghanistan.
Asked by
Martin Caton
(Labour)
Answered by
Mike O'Brien
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 July 2003
For answer on
20 October 2003
Answered on
20 October 2003
Mr. Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the timetable is for elections in Afghanistan.
[127138]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: Under the Bonn Agreement, national elections are due to be held by June 2004. On 24 September in New York,
President Karzai announced that the presidential elections will be held in June, in keeping with the Bonn Agreement, but that the
parliamentary election will have to come later. However a firm timetable has yet to be agreed.
Voter registration has already started under the auspices of the United Nations, with priority being given to remote areas that will
be inaccessible during winter months. Registration is scheduled to conclude in May 2004. An Interim Electoral Commission and a Joint
Electoral Management Body were appointed on 26 July to begin preparations for the 2004 ballot. The Interim Electoral Commission will
hand over to an independent Electoral Commission before the ballot next year.
Subjects
Elections; Politics and government; Afghanistan
Date
20 October 2003
Reference
127138; 411 c377W;411 c381W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to help ensure that the Afghanistan elections in June 2004 are free and fair. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to help ensure that the Afghanistan elections in June 2004 are free and fair. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Martin Caton
(Labour)
Answered by
Mike O'Brien
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 July 2003
For answer on
14 October 2003
Answered on
14 October 2003
Mr. Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he is taking to help ensure that the
Afghanistan elections in June 2004 are free and fair. [127130]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: We welcome the establishment on 26 July of the Afghan Interim Management Body. We are encouraging the Transitional
Administration to ensure the necessary preparations are made for free and fair elections, including a law on political parties to
encourage the formation of national political groupings which renounce violence and espouse democratic principles.
£1 million of DFID funds and a further £2 million of joint FCO/DFID/MOD funding has been allocated so far to support the United
Nations programme for voter registration in Afghanistan. We are also working with the European Commission to secure further support
for Afghanistan's electoral process.
Subjects
Democracy; Elections; Politics and government; Afghanistan
Date
14 October 2003
Reference
127130; 411 c64W;411 c104W
House
House of Commons