President of Afghanistan
| President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
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| Style | His Highness (Formal) His Excellency (Diplomatic) |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Hamid Karzai (Islamic republic) |
| Formation | June 11, 2002 (first Islamic republic) |
| Website | Office of the President |
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Afghanistan has only been a republic between 1973 and 1992 and from 2001 onwards. Before 1973, it was a monarchy that was governed by a variety of kings, emirs or shahs. From 1992 to 2001, during the civil war, the country was recognized as the Islamic State of Afghanistan and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Powers
The Constitution of Afghanistan grants the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral national assembly, the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People) and Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders). The Presidents can only serve up to two five-year terms. Hamid Karzai started his first five-year term in 2004.[1] After his second term ended in 2014, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was chosen as the next president.
Latest election
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| Candidate | Nominating party | First round | Second round (final result) | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai | Independent | 2,084,547 | 31.56 | 4,485,888 | 56.44 | |
| Abdullah Abdullah | National Coalition | 2,972,141 | 45.00 | 3,461,639 | 43.56 | |
| Zalmai Rassoul | Independent | 750,997 | 11.37 | |||
| Abdul Rasul Sayyaf | Islamic Dawa | 465,207 | 7.04 | |||
| Qutbuddin Hilal | Independent | 181,827 | 2.75 | |||
| Gul Agha Sherzai | Independent | 103,636 | 1.57 | |||
| Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy | Independent | 30,685 | 0.46 | |||
| Hedayat Amin Arsala | Independent | 15,506 | 0.23 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | ||||
| Total | 6,604,546 | 100 | 7,947,527 | 100 | ||
| Registered votes/turnout | ||||||
| Source: IEC IEC | ||||||
See also
References
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External links
- Presidency of Afghanistan - The official website of the Office of the President of Afghanistan.
