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Defunct political office in Afghanistan
The
president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
was constitutionally the
head of state
and
head of government
of the
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
(2004?2021) and
Commander-in-Chief
of the
Afghan Armed Forces
.
On 15 August 2021, as the
Taliban took over Kabul
, President
Ashraf Ghani
and took refuge in the
United Arab Emirates
.
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After Ghani, the Taliban occupied the
Arg presidential palace
.
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Eligibility and selection process
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Article 62 of the
2004 Constitution of Afghanistan
stated that a candidate for the office of President had to:
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Powers
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The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national
bicameral
National Assembly
, the
House of the People
(Wolesi Jirga) and the
House of Elders
(Meshrano Jirga). A president could only serve up to two five-year terms.
Hamid Karzai
began his first five-year term in 2004.
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After his second term ended in 2014,
Ashraf Ghani
was elected as the next Afghan president.
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Last election
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Candidate
| Party
| Votes
| %
|
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| Ashraf Ghani
| Independent
| 923,592
| 50.64
|
| Abdullah Abdullah
| National Coalition
| 720,841
| 39.52
|
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
| Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
| 70,241
| 3.85
|
| Rahmatullah Nabil
| Independent
| 33,919
| 1.86
|
| Faramarz Tamanna
| Independent
| 18,063
| 0.99
|
| Noorullah Jalili
| Independent
| 15,519
| 0.85
|
| Abdul Latif Pedram
| National Congress Party
| 12,608
| 0.69
|
| Enayatullah Hafiz
| Independent
| 11,375
| 0.62
|
| Mohammad Hakim Torsan
| Independent
| 6,500
| 0.36
|
| Ahmad Wali Massoud
| Independent
| 3,942
| 0.22
|
| Mohammad Shahab Hakimi
| Independent
| 3,318
| 0.18
|
| Ghulam Farooq Najrabi
| Independent
| 1,608
| 0.09
|
| Mohammad Hanif Atmar
| Truth and Justice
| 1,567
| 0.09
|
| Noor Rahman Lewal
| Independent
| 855
| 0.05
|
Total
| 1,823,948
| 100.00
|
|
Registered voters/turnout
| 9,665,745
| 18.87
|
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Source:
IEC
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See also
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References
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