31,822,848 | 7 |
Population (as of May 18, 2015) |
Elections in our database |
49.29% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
31,822,848 | 7 |
Population (as of May 18, 2015) |
Elections in our database |
49.29% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
Name | Official Name | Type |
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President | President | Head of State |
President | President | Head of Government |
House of Elders | Meshrano Jirga | Upper House |
House of People | Wolesi Jirga | Lower House |
House of People | Wolesi Jirga | Lower House |
Description of government structure:
*The runner-up, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, currently shares power with President Ghani as the Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan, a newly created extra-constitutional position.
Description of electoral system:
[i] Each Provincial Council elects one of its members to the House of Elders under a two-round system. (4-year term.) Each District Council elects one of its members to the House of Elders under a two-round system. (3-year term.) Due to the fact that district boundaries had not yet been established, District Councils did not elect members to the House of Elders in 2005. To compensate, provincial councils each elected two members. Half of the Presidential appointments must be women, two must be representatives from the Kuchi community, and two must represent the disabled community.
[ii] There are 34 multi-member districts corresponding to the 34 provinces. Seats are allocated in proportion to provincial population. District magnitudes range from 2 to 33. The constitution reserves 68 seats to women. However, even if a female candidate receives enough votes to win a seat without the quota system, she is still awarded a reserve seat.
Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
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President | 2004-10-09 | 8,128,940 | 9,716,413 | 83.66% |
House of Elders | 2005-09-18 | - | 12,500,000 | - |
President | 2009-08-20 | 4,823,090 | - | - |
House of People | 2010-09-18 | 4,216,594 | 10,300,000 | 40.94% |
President | 2014-04-05 | 7,018,049 | 20,845,988 | 33.67% |
President | 2014-06-14 | 8,109,493 | 20,845,988 | 38.9% |
House of People | 2016-10-15 | - | - | - |