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| Afghan Opposition Party to Win Majority in Parliament: Abdullah |
| 2010-09-22 |
| [Tolo News] Dr Abdullah Abdullah, the leader of the 'Coalition for Change and Hope' said on Tuesday that his party will win almost 100 seats of the 249 seats in the parliament Dr Abdullah said that the initial counting of votes reveal a leading success for his party members to win parliament seats. "Considering the initial results that will pass through several other processes, I am optimistic that a considerable number of our coalition allies will have seats in Afghanistan's future parliament," Dr Abdullah told TOLOnews reporter. Mr Abdullah added that his supporters will bring huge reforms in the government if they win in the elections. "The role of the parliament is to have overwatch the government, thus our supporters will act as an active reformist group in the parliament," Abdullah added. The leader of the Coalition for Change and Hope said despite widespread fraud in the Afghan parliamentary elections, his party is planning to have a major role in the future parliament. Dr Abdullah was the only opponent of Hamid Karzai during the second Afghan presidential elections in 2009. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 'Coalition for Change and Hope' A name which does not give me any degree of confidence. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-09-22 12:58 |