Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga polls: Ashraf Ghani casts his vote
Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday voted as the voting process for the Wolesi Jirga polls is currently going on.
"I just voted. And I thank the ANDSF, the IEC staff, and the great people of #Afghanistan who made it possible to vote despite the risks involved. Today we proved together that we uphold democracy. With casting our ballots without fear we honor the sacrifices of the fallen," Ghani tweeted.
I just voted. And I thank the ANDSF, the IEC staff, and the great people of #Afghanistan who made it possible to vote despite the risks involved. Today we proved together that we uphold democracy. With casting our ballots without fear we honor the sacrifices of the fallen. pic.twitter.com/wrUCEa0MCR
— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) October 20, 2018
The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the upper House of Elders.
Voting is taking place in 32 provinces of the country.
Voting is not taking place in Ghazni and Kandahar.
"About nine million voters have been registered and more than 2,500 candidates are in the run for 250 seats," Pajhwok Afghan News reported.
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