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FAFEN Urges Need For Greater Vigilance in By Election Administration

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) observed the by-election for NWFP Assembly Seat PF-30 in Mardan in 88% of polling stations on February 23, 2009 and reiterates its recommendations to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the need for greater vigilance

FAFEN Hosts Regional Conference to raise Election Monitoring Standards

ISLAMABAD January 28, 2009: Representatives of domestic election observation groups from South and South East Asian countries gathered in Islamabad on January 28, 2009 to attend the two-day Regional Conference on Best Practices for Domestic Election Observation”, being

Asia-wide Consultation on Declaration of Principles for Domestic Election Observers Agreed

Islamabad January 29, 2009 Civil society groups from the Asia region agreed today to hold wider consultations on a draft “Declaration of Principles for Domestic Election Observation” at a conference hosted by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)

FAFEN pilots new fraud-detecting techniques in observing PP-250 Rajanpur by-election

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) observed the by-election for Punjab Assembly seat PP-250 in Rajanpur in 95% of polling stations on January 3, 2009, piloting new election observation techniques to uncover electoral fraud. FAFEN’s 26-member team witnessed widespread campaigning near polling

Bar on women voting, terrorist attack warrant fresh NA-28 by-poll

ISLAMABAD: A suicide bombing and barring women from voting characterized the NA-28 by-election in Buner on December 28, 2008. FAFEN recommended on Election Day that the ECP should stop the polling and re-schedule the by-election because the chaos and fear after the bombing created

FAFEN Issues Direct-Observation Report on NA’s Eighth Session

Islamabad, December 17, 2008:  The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) issued a revealing report today about its direct observation of the proceedings of the National Assembly during the Eighth Session from November 10-21, 2008.  Among the most interesting observations are

FAFEN Commends ECP Release of Polling Station Results

Islamabad, September 26, 2008: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) commend the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for recently posting copies of the February...

FAFEN Launches Constituency Relations and Parliament Watch Projects to Support Democratic Governance

September 11, 2008, ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) launched two new projects designed to facilitate connections between elected representatives and their constituents in support of more democratic governance.  With

FAFEN reports widespread fraudulent voting in NA-210 by-election

Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has observed fresh and by-elections held on June 26, 2008, in five National Assembly (NA) and 23 Provincial Assembly (PA) constituencies. FAFEN deployed long-term Constituency Coordinators in these constituencies on June 1, 2008, to observe all aspects of

FAFEN Recommends Crucial Reforms for By-Elections

Islamabad, June 25, 2008 – The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) is fielding 464 observers to monitor fresh and by-elections in 29 national and provincial constituencies on June 26, 2008.

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