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The Art of Poll Rigging in Pakistan
 Pakistan moving towards elections on January 8 next year, the issue of whether the elections will be free and fair has acquired great importance. Opposition parties already allege they will not be; the government claims they will be. Who is right?Historically, Pakistan has never had fair elections except in 1970. As far as the upcoming elections are concerned, the process of rigging has already started. However, but the real show will be staged on the day of the elections. The technique of rigging adopted on election day is the outcome of meticulously conducted research. The voters, the returning officers or the international observers cannot detect how the secret hand plays its arithmetic magic. This is how it goes Methodology of Rigging on Election Day Posted by: john frum 2007-12-29 |
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