NA | NA
ANFREL NEPAL 2017 INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT 2017 - House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly Elections
R81011 - In order to further ensure a peaceful and level campaign environment and protect itself against accusations of bias, we reommend that the election management body be more proactive in addressing possible violations against the Code of Conduct. Read More..
NA | NA
ANFREL NEPAL 2017 INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT 2022 Federal and Provincial Elections
R81012 - The Election Commission of Nepal should pursue further endeavors in social media monitoring for future elections, and to strike a balance between protecting freedom of speech and combating disinformation and hate speech. More multi-stakeholder engagement will be needed to keep up with social media's threats to peaceful elections, including working with social media companies, election management, journalists, fact checkers, civil society, and political parties themselves. Read More..
NA | NA
ANFREL NEPAL 2017 INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT 2022 Federal and Provincial Elections
R81013 - The Election Commission of Nepal is now drafting a law that, if passed by Parliament, would make it mandatory for parties to field 33 percent of women among their first-past-the-post candidates. ANFREL supports this initiative as it would restore some balance between genders within the electoral system. The draft bill would also fix the loophole allowing coalitions not to comply with quotas in local elections. Read More..
NA | NA
ANFREL NEPAL 2017 INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT 2022 Federal and Provincial Elections
R81014 - 25 out of 51 of polling stations visited by ANFREL were found to be inaccessible to wheelchair-bound voters and other voters with limited mobility, especially in Gandaki province where the natural terrain poses a significant barrier to accessibility. Although such inaccessibility is partly understandable, it is imperative that government buildings and thus polling stations be designed with accessibility in mind. This would ensure accessibility not only of elections but also of public services in general. Read More..
NA | NA
ANFREL NEPAL 2017 INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT 2022 Federal and Provincial Elections
R81015 - ANFREL would like to remind election and security officials that the international standards frown upon the presence of firearms inside polling precincts on Election Day. While we recognize the important contributions of the Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force, and the Nepal Army in ensuring peaceful elections, we believe that Nepal can achieve safe polling while keeping armed security personnel outside of the premises of polling stations. This would enable a more conducive and less intimidating environment for voters. Read More..
