Fears of political vacuum in Afghanistan
http://www.dw.de/fears-of-political-vacuum-in-afghanistan/a-18513960
Afghan parliament's current term is set to end soon but the country's government has so far failed to set a date for fresh elections, raising concerns over a possible political vacuum. DW examines.
Fears of political vacuum in Afghanistan
Masood Saifullah
12.06.2015
There are growing worries of a fresh political crisis in the war-torn country as the five-year term of the nation's parliament is set to soon come to an end.
The Afghan government has yet to announce a date for fresh elections, triggering discussions among lawmakers and experts over the legitimacy of the South Asian nation's bicameral legislature after its term ends in less than two weeks from now.
According to Article 83 of the constitution, the mandate of the current Lower House of parliament expires on June 22 after the elections and the new assembly starts its work.
Although the parliamentary elections were originally planned for April this year, the government of President Ashraf Ghani failed to hold them due to a lack of agreement among various political factions in the country. As a result, Afghan people have not been able to elect a new parliament.
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Fourteen years into our invasion/occupation and Afghanistan STILL does not have a functioning government.