Afghanistan’s Delayed Parliamentary Polls Due in October

Local Editor

Afghanistan’s top polling official said on Monday that the country will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on October 15, after last June’s deadline to choose a new assembly was missed because of political disputes.

The parliament’s five-year term expired in June but polls were postponed amid concerns over whether the vote could be fair and transparent after a disputed presidential election in 2014.

Last year, President Ashraf Ghani extended the assembly’s mandate until elections were feasible, prompting many to question the legality of his decision.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team