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October 17, 2005
Afghanistan: Islamic Warlords Will Dominate Parliament
In a report from Xinhua, former Mujahideen warlords who fought against the Soviets will apparently dominate the first democratically-elected parliament since the Russians pulled out.
The election was held on September 18, and the full results of polling need to be finalised. However, provisional results released by the election body on its website have shown that in 20 of the country's 34 provinces, there are Mujahideen commanders leading the field, and could secure seats at the 249-seat Wolesi Jirga, or National Assembly.
Women have been reserved 64 of the seats in the Wolesi Jirga. If the provisional results reflect final figures, and are not challenged, there could be as many as 100 Mujahideen warlords in the Assembly. The full results will be known at the end of the month.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at October 17, 2005 10:27 AM
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