Editor in Chief: Moh. Reza Huwaida Friday, July 5th, 2024

Electoral Crisis Complicated the Result Finalization

The lengthened electoral deadlock, subsequent to unaddressed claims of industrial scale fraud by Dr. Abdullah earned an international concentration. The international community, including the US, had previously, urged the two candidates to extend support to the continuation of the democratic process. However, the harmonious finalization of the disputed electoral process rests to compilation of fair and transparent results, or adopts a clear deal making course drawing equal and mutual agreement of both candidates.

Earlier, US Secretary of State John Kerry, arrived back in Kabul to help out the issues related to the presidential election, and would push the feuding presidential runners - Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Dr. Abdullah to implement the deal they reached last month. It is the second visit he is paying, given formerly, he had met the two presidential runners, brokered a deal to ease the Afghan election crisis with a comprehensive audit of the vote was quietly agreed on an even more profound reshaping of the entire government system, with simultaneous molding presidential to parliamentary democracy owing an empowered prime minister.

The credible media sources revealed that the deal was fixed between Ghani and Abdullah at this point that might turn out to be the right approach; yet it still remains an unlawful method of transfer of power, given the parliamentary system pleads constitutional amendments. It is always easier said than done, the deal making phenomenon is not easy to implement, notwithstanding there are multiple complications on the way to deal making process.

The  reliable sources  unraveled the deal entailed; the candidate who is declared president after a complete vote audit in the coming weeks would then appoint either the contender standing second, or that candidate’s nominee, to become a “chief executive” for the government, with power distribution as to be agreed on later. Undoubtedly, it would give rise to a blend system owing the taste of both parliamentary and presidential systems until the constitution is not amended. Following the onset of the deal, the constitution would be amended to create a parliamentary democracy with a prime minister as head of government and a president as the head of state. It is said that both Mr. Abdullah and Mr. Ghani pledged to accept the results and form an all-encompassing unity government following the assurance of the deal with Mr. Kerry.

Bearing in mind the complications of lengthened deadlock the deal was necessitated to avert the system heading to political turmoil, nonetheless, the credibility of the electoral result still counts enormously. One may not deliberately, give the deal a winning status, as long as an inclusive government is not seen successfully operating on the ground, still reliant on clearer power sharing formula. It is feared if this or identical formula fails to deliver the desired outcome, the prolonged political crisis waits the fate of Afghanistan will substantiate the potential threat to harmonious co-existence of Afghanistan.