QUALITY OF GENERAL ELECTIONS 2018: AN APPRAISAL IN THE LIGHT OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS’ REPORTS
Keywords:
Election Observer, 2018 General Elections, Rigging, PILDAT, FAFEN, EU, EOM, COGAbstract
The core aim of this paper is to assess the quality of 2018 general elections in light of reports of national election observers like PILDAT and FAFEN and international election observers like EU EOM and COG. The assessment is made on three-tier bases of analysis including the general features of the report, discussion and analysis on the report and a final assessment in the form of conclusion. The findings of the majority of the reports assess that 2018 elections were having some problems and irregularities in pre-poll and post-poll phases while the Election Day operations were smooth with a fiasco of RTS. This paper will be highly helpful in reaching to a final judgment about the quality of 2018 general elections in Pakistan in light of national and international reports.
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