Aghanistan's IEC vs the ECC

Aghanistan's IEC vs the ECC

The long wait for a final certified result from Afghanistan's August election continues. Here's my understanding of the latest hold-up:

For weeks, the Election Complaints Commission has been conducting investigations into complaints, and a partial recount. That work is finished, and they should now hand their findings to the Afghan-led Independent Election Commission.

However, the IEC, which has seen draft versions of the ECC rulings, is now questioning its methodology. The international community is desperate not to have a dispute between the two bodies, which would further tarnish the entire election process. Both commissions attended a series of meetings all day on Sunday.

One high-placed UN source remained optimistic, telling me they are hopeful the ECC will formally handover its decrees on Monday, with the IEC announcing them 24 hours later.

I am told the ECC will publish its decrees online - just as the IEC news conference starts. They do not trust the IEC to accurately convey their findings.

Meetings between politicians, diplomats and officials are being held across Kabul, most of them well away from media cameras. The situation remains very fluid. There is real concern about how people will react when finally there is concrete news.