Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah stood in front of a crowd in Kandahar on Sunday addressing the people that the militant attack on the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) will not stop people from voting.
“The IEC building was attacked yesterday; I am telling Afghanistan’s enemies that Afghans will not change their decision in taking part in elections,” Abdullah said. “Threats and attacks will not change the people’s decision.”
Abdullah said President Hamid Karzai’s government should not interfere in the election process because this time the people will decide the outcome.
In the 2009 election Abdullah was Karzai’s key opponent who later withdrew from the race when the result of elections went into a second round of voting because of misconduct.
Abdullah’s second vice president, Mohammad Mohaqiq said if the election process is not fair and fraudulent acts take place then the country will face a serious catastrophe.
“If Afghanistan holds a transparent election then peace and stability will follow,” Mohaqiq said. “If Afghanistan handles the election by fraud then disaster will follow.”
During his campaign in Kandahar, Abdullah promised the people to bring peace, economic stability, improve the education system and develop agriculture in the province if elected president.
With only six days left until Election Day, the candidates have a busy week of final campaigning before the public sets off to vote.
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