Yunus won't even commit to 18 months for elections4 Oct 2024 14:44
'There's a desire from the people, including the students, for a free, fair, transparent and inclusive election. Do you think it will be possible to hold an election within the next one and a half years?
We have not specified any time yet. We are simply given the task. The first task is to bring law and order, and this month we have announced six commissions to bring reforms. What kind of reforms that would be ― to elaborate that. So we have commissions sitting and doing intensive work to elaborate what actions needed to be taken in the coming months. So we gave them three months. We are hoping, by the end of this year, by December 31st, they can submit the reports of six commissions.
Then we have some documents elaborating what is the reform needed. But people have to agree with that. So we'll go to intensive consultation among the political parties to see which one they like, which one they don't like, which one they need to amend. So there will be consensus-building procedure for the next few months. See how quickly we can come to consensus, how much time it takes. Then we conclude that part. In the meantime, new commissions will be announced. They will also need time, so we'll have the consultation period. And among them is most important ― each one is important ― but this one is relevant very much, this reform of the election commission'
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