NEC Sets Date to Issue Official Election Results

The National Election Committee (NEC) said Wednesday it will release final election results by September 8, while political parties and local authorities have filed a total of 14 reports on election-day irregularities since Friday. An NEC subcommittee will investigate the 14 reports, which include accusations of misconduct on the day of the July 28 vote, over the next four to five days, NEC Secretary-General Tep Nytha said. That investigation will cause only a slight delay to the previously scheduled Saturday release date for the preliminary election results, Mr. Nytha said. “The NEC’s process of resolving the reports will be similar to the process of resolving complaints, [we will decide] whether they are worthy of investigation or rejection,” Mr. Nytha said, adding that the NEC’s decision on the validity of reports, or results of any investigation, cannot be appealed to any other authority. Because of the complaints, Mr. Nytha said, the NEC may push slightly back its release of preliminary election results from the scheduled release date on Sat­urday to either Sunday or Monday. …

 Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
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