Afghanistan: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections

Abstract

Presidential elections in Afghanistan were held on October 9, 2004, with heavy turnout and minimal violence. Karzai was declared the winner on November 3, 2004 with about 55% of the vote. Parliamentary, provincial, and district elections were to be held in April-May 2005, but parliamentary and provincial elections are now to be held September 18, 2005; district elections are put off until 2006. See CRS Report RL30588, Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 2005
Accession Number
ADA461386

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Agreements
  • Alliances
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • National Politics
  • Political Parties
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.