Many polling stations presented a chaotic picture
The first district council elections should have taken place at the same time as the parliamentary elections on October 20. These are provided for in the constitution, but have never been carried out. They fail this time too. The voters found out about it by chance through the remark by IEC Vice President Wasima Badghisi that the district council elections had been going on "long time" no longer on the IEC agenda. The IEC had previously announced that far too few candidates had applied for the district elections.
Luxembourg (AP) – After the parliamentary elections in Luxembourg, everything points to a continuation of the previous three-party coalition of Liberals, Social Democrats and Greens.
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The alliance, which has been in power since 2013 under the leadership of Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (45), had won the narrowest possible majority of 31 of the 60 seats in parliament. Bettel said on Monday morning after initial talks with the other two previous coalition partners: "We are confirmed as a coalition."
Contrary to all opinion polls, the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) had not succeeded in making a new three-party coalition mathematically impossible. The party led by Claude Wiseler (58), on the other hand, became the main loser. Although it remained by far the strongest parliamentary group, it only got 28.3 percent of the vote – a good five points less than in 2013 (33.7 percent). The CSV lost two seats in parliament and only had 21 seats.
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The one-vote majority in the three-party coalition was saved primarily by the Greens. They were able to increase from 10.1 to 15.1 percent of the votes and from 6 to 9 mandates. The Social Democrats, on the other hand, suffered severe losses: With 17.6 (2013: 20.3) percent of the vote, they lost three seats and only got ten seats.123helpme.me Bettel’s liberal Democratic Party (DP) lost a seat with 16.9 (18.3) percent and now has only 12 members in parliament.
A continuation of the three-party coalition is most likely, said the political scientist and publicist Mario Hirsch in Luxembourg. Also because this is the only way to integrate the Greens into a government alliance as the actual election winners.
The Luxembourg political scientist Michel Dormal said the CSV’s losses indicated that the party was meanwhile "a bit disenchanted" be. In addition, he said "tame" The CSV election campaign was a strategic mistake.
The pirates performed surprisingly well, with 6.5 (2.9) percent of the vote, sending two members to parliament for the first time. The right ADR increased to 8.3 (6.6) percent and 4 (3) seats, the left remained at the previous level with 5.5 percent and two seats.
On Monday the party committees discussed the consequences of the election results. Above all, the Social Democrats (LSAP) led by Etienne Schneider, who lost for the third time in a row in a parliamentary election, had a need for discussion. Mathematically, you could also form a government coalition with the CSV. However, Schneider indicated that he was inclined to continue the tripartite alliance. A coalition of CSV and DP, which is also mathematically possible, was considered unlikely because Bettel would then have to be a junior partner in a government led by Wiseler.
"We’ll see what the committees decide"said Bettel. As usual, shortly after the announcement, he officially handed over his declaration of resignation to Grand Duke Henri – but remains in office as managing director. The Grand Duke must now decide who will be tasked with forming a new government.
Riga (AP) – In the parliamentary elections in Latvia, forecasts indicate that the incumbent center-right government will lose power. After two post-election surveys, the three coalition partners lose their majority in the Saeima parliament.
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A total of seven parties could therefore make it into the parliament of the EU and NATO countries. According to initial information, voter turnout was a little over 50 percent. The first official results were expected on Sunday night.
According to the by-election survey by the Leta news agency, a victory for the opposition party Harmonie, whose main voters come mainly from the strong Russian minority, is emerging. The party, which describes itself as a social democratic party, can count on 19.4 percent of the vote and become the strongest force. Another survey by the Delfi Internet portal, on the other hand, sees the newly founded New Conservative Party ahead with 14.5 percent.
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Behind it each land the newly founded liberal party For Development / For! before the co-governing national-conservative National Alliance. The two center-right coalition parties – Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis’ alliance of farmers and greens and the liberal-conservative Jauna Vienotiba – remain below 10 percent in both surveys.
No information was given on the number of people surveyed. The parties were initially cautious about their forecasts – the by-election surveys in the last two elections already proved to be unreliable.
A good 1.5 million were called to determine the 100 seats in parliament. 16 parties and alliances took part in the ninth election since Latvia regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Pollsters and experts therefore expected a fragmented parliament even before the vote. The election campaign in the Baltic Republic focused on socio-political issues.
Prime Minister Kucinskis spoke of one when he cast his vote "significant vote". The election campaign showed that there are political forces who want to make changes to Latvia’s current security policy and attitude towards the EU, he said at the polling station.
Kabul (dpa) – The parliamentary elections in Afghanistan have been overshadowed by organizational chaos and violence. At least 28 people were killed in attacks by Islamist extremists across the country and at least 102 others were injured, Interior Minister Wais Barmak reported on television.
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Voters went home without having achieved anything because polling stations did not open even hours after the official start. The electoral commission announced an extension of the election in the affected constituencies. The radical Islamic Taliban had previously called for a boycott and threatened attacks.
The Afghans are called upon to redefine the 250 mandates in the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People). There are over 2500 candidates to choose from. Due to delays in the reform of the electoral law, the parliamentary elections were repeatedly postponed over three years. Results are not expected until November.
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According to a spokeswoman for the election commission, Schaima Surusch, around eight percent of the voting centers could not open due to technical problems. These should be re-elected on Sunday.
There were also problems because many teachers who were assigned to be electoral workers did not come to the polling stations, as Surusch said. The Taliban threatened teachers and school principals with violence on Wednesday.
The electoral commission and the interior ministry reported widely differing voter numbers during the day. These were in 27 out of 32 provinces in which elections took place. They ranged from 1.5 to 4 million voters.
Many polling stations presented a chaotic picture. According to the candidate for the province of Kabul, Mariam Suleimancheil, in the Kabul district of Dehsabs, for example, the election observers were on site on time, but not the electoral staff. She posted pictures of ballot boxes lying on the floor on Twitter. "Nobody knows what is going on with this voting station – total chaos"she wrote.
The candidate Saleha Soadat from West Kabul reported something similar. In the voting centers that are open, the devices for biometric voter registration are not working. Local media reported protests by angry people.
For the first time, biometric devices were used to register voters, fingerprints were taken and photos were taken. However, there had been no test run for the devices in advance.
According to a report by the election observation organization TEFA, 85 percent of the voting centers received the devices, but problems occurred in 43 percent of the centers. In many provinces, the staff could not operate the devices properly.
Some polling stations also had incorrect or incomplete voter lists. In the Zargona High School, a polling station in the center of Kabul, according to the election chief, lists of names of voters whose family names begin with the letters M, N, H, F were missing.
The 72-year-old voter Salman Ali told the German Press Agency that he had been waiting since early morning to be able to cast his vote at a polling station in West Kabul. First the police said the staff was not there yet. Then it was said that the election materials were still missing. Therefore, he finally went home without having achieved anything.
Afghanistan expert Thomas Ruttig from the Afghanistan Analysts Network think tank described the election as "chaotic". She was the worst he had seen since 2004. And he observed everyone except the 2014 presidential election. As had already been indicated in advance, the preparation was poor and the use of biometric devices for voter registration came too late. "The electoral commission has not mastered the process, it is doubtful that their numbers are correct"said Ruttig. In his estimation, the election outside of the big cities and an as yet undetermined number of district centers had hardly taken place at all.
According to Ruttig, at the end of the day the violence by the Taliban was estimated to be significantly higher than indicated in the morning. "Apparently some of the media and the security forces decided not to disclose the number of victims in order not to deter voters", he said. That is irresponsible.
There have been reports of attacks from several provinces. Interior Minister Barmak said at least 28 people were killed in 192 incidents across the country, including 11 security forces. At least 102 people were injured. 1725 security incidents were prevented by the police, army and secret service. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the number of security guards assigned to secure the polls was temporarily increased from 54,000 to 70,000 on election day.
Several explosions could be heard in Kabul during the day. In the early evening (local time) a suicide bomber blew himself up near a polling station. At least 15 people died and at least 60 others were injured. There have been reports of fire from rockets, mortar shells and heavy machine guns from several provinces and provincial capitals.
Helsinki (dpa) – A good six months before the European elections, the European People’s Party has clearly positioned itself against populism, nationalism and criticism of the EU and has shown its Hungarian member Viktor Orban the yellow card.
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In a resolution in Helsinki on Wednesday, the EPP called on all member parties to stand up for freedom, the rule of law and pluralism.