A Preview of Elections in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities
Afghanistan Working Group
With the forthcoming parliamentary elections, Afghanistan is entering a new political era as it completes the Bonn process.
- Is democracy at work in this election process?
- What can we expect from the crop of candidates likely to emerge as winners?
- What challenges will confront the new parliament and provincial councils?
- Will the new parliament limit the power of the president?
Speakers
- Patrick Fine
Former Mission Director in Afghanistan
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Judy Benjamin
Former Senior Technical Advisor in Afghanistan
U.N. Development Program (UNDP) - Dr. Barnett R. Rubin, Moderator
Chair, Institute Afghanistan Working Group
Director of Studies at the Center on International Cooperation, New York University
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