Peter Erben Quotations

Last year, there were a number of districts where the vote did not take place. This year we hope we can do it in all of them,

We consider the turnout this year satisfactory. This number could change as the rest of our reports come in.

We did see some procedural irregularities but nothing that I consider systemic and which would have influenced the overall conduct of the election. This was a peaceful and good election.

Preliminary estimate indicate that voter turnout could be a little over 50 per cent.

Dependent on the number of complaints we do hope that we can have a final certified result for all 34 provinces by the 22nd of October.

This is probably the largest amount of popular support I've seen for the idea of establishing a parliament.

This count is then subject to a short complaints period and these complaints must be adjudicated,

In Bosnia in 2002 there were 55 percent, in the parliamentary elections in Colombia 42 percent, India 59 percent, Switzerland 42 percent.

If compared with other, similar, post-conflict elections, I think that the level of irregularities that we are currently reviewing is extremely reasonable.

I do not find the irregularities alarming, but it should give us concern, ... There will be tough action taken.

I do not believe these irregularities in any way have affected the overall elections, but some of them have surely affected them locally.

I believe a high number of Afghans have turned out to vote.