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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan Supreme Court extends President Karzai's term |
| 2009-03-30 |
| (Xinhua)-- Afghanistan's Supreme Court on Sunday, in a ruling, extended the term of President Hamid Karzai until holding the presidential polls and handing over authority to the next president, the country's national television reported. The supreme Court in its ruling said it supports the continuation of president and the vice presidents to stay in office until the election is held and this is for the interest of the country. Karzai's term as president expires on May 21 and the election to choose his successor would be held on Aug. 20, 2009. The apex court made the ruling while Karzai's political opponents described Karzai's stay in power as illegal and calling for formation of interim administration to hold the upcoming presidential elections. |
| Posted by:Fred |