AFGHANISTAN
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Politics & Law
11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State
According to observers, the presidential elections did not meet international standards; intimidation of voters and candidates, especially women ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 24074]
"In 2004 citizens chose Hamid Karzai to be the first democratically elected president in an election that was perceived as acceptable to the majority of the country's citizens. Observers stated that it did not meet international standards and noted irregularities, including pervasive intimidation of voters and candidates, especially women."
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23.11.2004 - Source: International Crisis Group
Report focused on presidential elections (election monitoring, outcomes and implications) and planning of parliamentary, provincial and district elections ("Afghanistan: From Presidential to Parliamentary Elections") [#27369], [ID 1131]
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