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aFghanistan*

H.E. Hawa Nuristani, H.E. Zohra Bayan Shinwari,
Head IEC Chief IECC

PArt i PArt ii

CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Bicameral
Islamic Republics
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation Meshrano Jirga (House Elders)
President Ashraf GHANI
Wolesi Jirga (House of People)
4. Head of government Designation
President Ashraf GHANI 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
nominated
5. Capital 68 members of the Meshrano Jirga (House Elders)
Kabul are elected by regional legislatures while 34 mem-
bers are appointed by the President. 249 members
6. Currency of the Wolesi Jirga (House of People) are elected
Afghani (AFN) by single non-transferable vote.

7. Date of Independence 4. Popular House
19 August 1919 Both the Meshrano Jirga and the Wolesi Jirga

8. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution 5. Type of Electoral System
4 January 2004 Single non-transferable Vote

9. Language (s) PArt iii
Dari (Afghan Persian), Pashto
ELECtorAL sYstEM
10. Literacy Levels
Male:51% Female: 21% Total:30-35%
(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy

1. Name of the EMB(S)
Independent Election Commission (IEC)

Independent Electoral Complaints Commission
(IECC)

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