The latest report from the Ploughshares-funded International Crisis Group [2], Afghanistan’s Election Challenges [3], evaluates the challenges of the presidential and provincial council elections in August 2009 and suggests ways to strengthen processes and institutions in the run-up to National Assembly and district elections in 2010. The elections “present a formidable challenge if they are to produce widely accepted and credible results.” In particular, outstanding constitutional questions need to be resolved, and there must be a better balance between the branches of government to ensure more equitable representation and increased accountability. Read the full report here [3].
Links
[1] https://ploughshares.org/file/892
[2] http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/
[3] http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6176&l=1