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| 800 Register to Contest Afghan Polls |
| 2005-05-10 |
| Some 800 Afghans including 109 women have registered as candidates for the country's first post-Taleban parliamentary and council elections to be held in September, officials said yesterday. Some 3,500 others have received information sheets and are preparing to register as candidates, a week after the joint UN-Afghan electoral commission launched the process, they said. Between 5,000 and 10,000 candidates are expected to stand for the vote, according to the commission. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Who says democracy is unIslamic! I am really looking forward to see what Afghanistan is like a decade from now. Their enthusiasm despite real personal danger for the participants, especially the women, should be a reminder to us all. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-10 11:54 |