Most international observers, however, had deemed the elections fair and free, although there had been some criticism that the electoral commission had disqualified MDM candidates for all but four provincial assemblies on technical grounds.
しかし、選挙管理委員会は厳密に解釈して4つの州議会を除いたMDM候補者の資格を剥奪したといういくつかの批判はあったが、ほとんどの国際監視団は選挙を公正で自由意思だと見なした。