Afghan presidential election, 2004
The presidential election in Afghanistan in 2004 was the first presidential election in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime in October 2001. Was elected on 9 October 2004, Hamid Karzai with 55.4 %. Some other candidates were Yunus Ghanuni with 16.3%, with 11.7% Mohaqiq Mohammed Abdul Rashid Dostum and with 10.0 %.
Election preparations
In the Petersberg Agreement of December 2001, a phased approach was agreed, inter alia, for the formation of a transitional administration and as the last step democratic elections.
In early 2003 began to support the UN mission (UNAMA ) with the preparations for the registration of Afghan voters.
On 26 July 2003 announced interim President Hamid Karzai issued a decree forming a six Members Election Commission (English: Interim Afghan Electoral Commission ) Their task was other things to work lower it with the Transitional Federal Government and the support of the UN mission (UNAMA ) together.
The six members of the Electoral Commission and five experts UNAMA constituted the Joint Electoral Management Body ( JEMB ). Two additional, but non-voting members were on February 18, 2004 or received, the Director of the Electoral Secretariat and the UNAMA Electoral Advicer.
On 27 May 2004, the transitional government passed an electoral law.
Originally had a choice in June 2004, with more details on 5 July 2004, take place, but it was postponed until September and then in October. The reasons were the slow voter registration and for lack of money. Occasionally, one could read that the date should be in any case before the presidential elections in the United States on November 2, 2004.
In the summer of 2004, the voter registration began.
On 8 August 2004, the JEMB created a media commission, consisting of four Afghan and two international members and a small staff. Their task was to watch the media coverage.
Security issues
It always came back to deadly attacks against Afghans, for example, contributed ballot papers with him, and Afghans who were preparing for the election. The Taliban spoke out repeatedly against giving allowed that women choose and pursue public office.