L’Orient-Le Jour, 28 September 2019 The Beirut-based newspaper quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the legitimacy of the Afghan election’s outcome and the strength, or weaknesses, of Afghanistan’s democratic institutions. « Alors que beaucoup pensaient que l’élection présidentielle n’allait pas avoir lieu, M. Ghani est le seul à avoir pleinement mené sa campagne, espérant qu’une victoire le […]
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El Mundo, 28 September 2019 The Spanish daily quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig: “Partiendo de resultados anteriores, vemos cómo el voto se distribuye según demarcaciones étnicas, pashtún contra no pashtún”, explica el analista Thomas Ruttig, de la Red de Analistas de Afganistán. “Pero, esta vez, vemos listas presidenciales bastante mixtas”, advierte, resaltando una incipiente apuesta nacionalista. […]
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The Wall Street Journal, 28 September 2019 The US daily bases its graphics on the Afghan presidential election in this article on data provided by AAN.
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ARD-Tagesschau, 28 September 2019 A quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the website of German public TVs leading prime time news show: Dem Afghanistan-Experten von der Kabuler Denkfabrik Afghanistan Analysts Network zufolge gab es deutlich weniger Opfer als bei früheren Wahlen aber mehr Zwischenfälle. Die Taliban hätten fast jedes zehnte Bezirkszentrum angegriffen, wohl mehr um abzuschrecken als […]
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The Diplomat, 28 September 2019 AAN’s Ali Yawar Adili s quoted here about concerns on election day turnout and polling stations: Ali Yawar Adili, a researcher with Afghanistan’s Analyst Network, explained that there have been concerns that the closure of 431 polling stations by the country’s security agencies might have been politically motived, as the […]
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dpa/Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 28 September 2019 Quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Swiss newspaper: Dem Afghanistan-Experten Thomas Ruttig von der Kabuler Denkfabrik Afghanistan Analysts Network zufolge hat es deutlich weniger Opfer gegeben als bei früheren Wahlen, aber mehr Zwischenfälle. Die Taliban hätten fast jedes zehnte Bezirkszentrum angegriffen, wohl mehr, um abzuschrecken als zu zerstören. […]
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El Periódico, 27 September 2019 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in the Spanish news magazine about whether the coming Afghan presidential election can strengthen legitimacy of the government, and is doubtful due to the expected low turnout: “Para el Gobierno y los candidatos a la presidencia, estas elecciones se basan en la búsqueda de la legitimidad -explica Thomas […]
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NPR, 27 September 2019 In this article by US national public radio, AAN’s Kate clark is quoted multiple times : “This is not an election for the whole country,” says Kate Clark, the co-director of Afghanistan Analysts Network, a Kabul-based policy research organization. “It will be an election for some citizens who will be able […]
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al-Jazeera, 27 September 2019 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the Biometric Voter Verification devices used in the Afghan presidential election: “The designated staff should be able to operate them sufficiently,” said Thomas Ruttig, codirector of the private Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul. “There have been assurances that the training was done earlier and better than the […]
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Tageszeitung, 27 September 2019 Guest article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the 28 September presidential election in Afghanistan, looking at the leading candidates, the security situation on the poll’s eve and the stagnating political system and voter enthusiasm (in German).
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dpa/Badische Zeitung, 27 September 2019 Another quote, via German Press Agency (dpa) about the success (or lack of) Afghanistan’s National Unity Government, by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig: Sowohl Ghani wie auch Abdullah waren bereits bei der umstrittenen Präsidentenwahl 2014 gegeneinander angetreten. Unter Vermittlung – manche sagen unter Zwang – des damaligen US-Außenministers John Kerry bildeten sie […]
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ZDF heute, 27 September 2019 Full interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the status of Afghan democracy on the website of Germany’s second largest public TV network (in German).
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