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Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)

Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan • 72 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) is a network of 35 domestic civil society organizations working together to foster democratic accountabilities, good governance and improved parliamentary and electoral processes in Pakistan since 2006. The Network has been observing elections since 2008 and generating analytical reports based on the citizens' observation of various processes of the elections. So far, FAFEN has observed the General Elections in 2008, 2013 and 2018, Local Government Elections in 2015, and Legislative Assembly Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan in 2009 and 2015, with active support of its partner organizations as well as duly accreditation from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). FAFEN has earned an excellent reputation among various stakeholders, including the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and has been recognized as an authentic organization among political parties, civil society organizations, international community, academia, and the media. After the General Elections 2013, various political parties leveled multiple charges of rigging, on which the Supreme Court of Pakistan had formed a Judicial Commission to investigate the matter. FAFEN was the only civil society organization, which was summoned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to share its election observation findings.