PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS NORTHERN, CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN PROVINCES SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2013:FINAL REPORT
2013-09-27
Elections are a process, not one single event. One cannot judge whether an election was free and fair by the events which unfolded on the Election Day. A thorough analysis of the entire election process is warranted to determine whether the election was conducted in accordance with the universally accepted norms or not. During the pre-election period of the 2013 Provincial Council election for Central, Northern and Northwestern Provinces, CaFFE received 579 complaints. This is the highest number of complaints that CaFEE received after it commenced operations in April 2008. One must also bear in mind that the election was held only in three provinces and the fact that such a large number of election-related violence took place during the pre election time gives an indication of the very uncertain atmosphere in which it was held.