Afghanistan Presidential Election Voters Expected Record Low October 5th 4:41
For the Afghan presidential election last month, the Election Commission has shown that the number of voters will be the lowest ever. While the anti-government armed forces Taliban declared the obstruction of elections, it is likely that many voters could not vote.
A presidential election in Afghanistan once every five years was held on the 28th of last month, and more than 10 candidates such as President Gani aiming to be re-elected and Secretary General Abdullah of the administration number two are currently running votes.
The number of voters has not been announced, but a spokesperson for the local election management committee revealed to NHK's interview that the estimated number of voters based on data from local polling stations on the 4th. I made it.
According to this, out of the approximately 9.6 million voters, approximately 2.7 million voted, which is expected to be a record low, significantly below the previous five years.
The local media reported that the number of voters was sluggish, possibly because the anti-government armed forces Taliban declared the obstruction of the election, and that voters could not go to the ballot because they were wary of terrorism. It is.
In this election, terrorism and attacks continued in various places, and according to the Ministry of Interior, 9 people have been killed and more than 100 people have been injured.
The preliminary results of the election will be announced around the 19th of this month, but if the number of voters is small, it is expected that there will be doubts about the legitimacy of the election.