Afghanistan Presidential Elections

Afghanistani Presidential Elections
Ashley Noe, Victor Lindsey, Prentice Rouse, Paul Salabarria
SOC/100
June 5, 2012
Janine Bunke

Afghan Presidential Elections
Afghanistans president (currently Hamid Karzai) is chief of state and doubt of government. The president is directly elected to a five-year term. All citizens hop on 18 and older may vote (Government, ). [Hamid Karzai] is considering holding the presidential preferences a year earlier to avoid a potentially deadly concurrence of a transition of power and a major drawdown of world(prenominal) forces in 2014. Both the 2009 presidential election and the 2010 parliamentary poll were marred by violence and extensive disputes over fraudulent ballots despite the presence of foreign troops, and many an(prenominal) fear attacks will spike as Afghan contendranter forces try to protect the country without combat assistance. The prospect of an early departure for the controversial leader would please those who are coiffe for a fresh start because they dont debate Karzai has done enough to battle corruption or reform daily life in the impoverished country (Vogt, 2012).
In comparison to the 2009 election, nearly 600 additional voting place were unkindly for the 2010 election.



These closures happened in the least secure areas of the country, where the people who were most in all probability to oppose the current government lived. In a war that many say can only be end through political reconciliation, systematically disenfranchising the people you are seeking to reconcile regardless of the validity of the reason is not a very positive development. Interestingly, provinces that were deemed the safest saw the most voting stations closed while provinces that had multiple high-profile U.S.-led campaigns to defeat the insurgency had more(prenominal) polling stations open (PBS, ).
The Afghan governments contain writ and widespread official corruption are believed by U.S. officials to be helping sustain a Taliban insurgency and complicating international efforts to...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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