Question

During the 2005 elections in Afghanistan, voter turnout was low because __________.

A.
people threatened violence at polling stations
B.
most people weren’t allowed to vote, due to strict voter qualifications
C.
people had to travel too far to reach polling stations
D.
people did not care for the selected candidates

Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D

Answer 1

Turnout was estimated at 50%, substantially lower than at the presidential election in October 2004. This is blamed on the lack of identifiable party lists as a result of Afghanistan's new electoral law, which left voters in many cases unclear on who they were voting for.