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Karzai Introduces Appointed Senators
Tolo newsFebruary 19, 2011
President Hamid Karzai Saturday introduced 34 appointed senators after one and a half months delay.
The new list of appointed senators which includes 18 former senators and 16 new senators has been presented to Independent Election Commission for some administrative procedures.
Officials in IEC said the appointed senators will soon would be officially introduced to the Senate.
The new appointed senators included Sebghatullah Mujaddedi, Sayed Hamid Gilani and 32 others.
Prior to the introduction of appointed senators, head of the Senate was elected in a vote by senators, a move that was declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Implementation Commission.
Meanwhile, Afghan lawmakers today ratified an initiative for election of parliament speaker.
Among the three different initiatives that were put on vote, the political settlement plan swept majority of the votes.
Based on the new initiative, all the parliamentarians including the previous ones who ran for the house speaker will be given a chance to re-run for the seat, but considering a political settlement.
Abdullah Abdullah, Leader of Change and Hope Coalition, accused the government of meddling in parliament affairs.
Till coming Tuesday, the new commission which is formed to untie entanglements for the legislators to choose their head, will work to find a figure meeting all requirements of a political settlement.
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