Afghan Biographies
Presidential Election 2014
Name | Presidential Election 2014 |
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Function/Grade | Existing and potential electoral alliances |
History and Biodata |
Presidential Election 2014 Existing and potential electoral alliances:
Background Details: 1. The 'KARZAI CAMP'
Parties
2. THE "OPPOSITION" Electoral Union (sometimes “Alliance”) of Afghanistan (EUA) o National Front of Afghanistan (Zia Massud, also deputy leader of Jamiat) § Jamiat-e Islami (Salahuddin Rabbani; also belong First Vice President Qasim Fahim, Minister for Water and Power Ismail Khan and Balkh governor Atta Muhammad Nur) § Jombesh-e Melli Islami (Abdul Rashid Dostum) § Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami-ye Mardom-e Afghanistan (Muhammad Mohaqqeq) o National Coalition of Afghanistan § Dr Abdullah’s party (formerly “Hope and Change”) § Hezb-e Afghanistan-e Newin (Yunos Qanuni) § Nohzat-e Melli (Ahmad Wali Massud) § Hezb-e Muttahed-e Melli (Nur-ul-Haq Ulumi, former PDPA general) § Hezb-e Eqtedar-e Melli (Sayed Ali Kazemi, brother of slain MP Mustafa Kazemi) § National Unity Movement of Afghanistan (Humayun Asef, brother-in-law of ex-king) § Hezb-e Mardom-e Muslimin (Hafiz Mansur, MP) § Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami-ye Melli (Muhammad Akbari) § Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami Millat-e Afghanistan (Qurban Ali Urfani) § Jabha-ye Salah wa Falah-e-Afghanistan (Ahmad Shah Zadran) o Green Trend (Amrullah Saleh, ex-NDS chief) o Council of the Arab Tribes of Afghanistan (Mulla Ezzat, MP) o smaller, otherwise unaffiliated parties § Hezb-e Haqiqat (Shah Wali Karimzai, not clear whether NCA or only EUA member)
4. The 'PASHTUN TECHNOCRATS' (still undecided but trending towards the Karzai camp) The so-called “doctors without borders” (high-profile individuals, no party affiliation)
5. Rights and Justice Party (Hanif Atmar) 6. Afghan Millat (led by Stana Gul Sherzad; former leader Anwar-ul-Haq Ahady, minister of commerce) 7. Association of National Amity of Afghanistan (also: Association of National Compromise of Afghanistan, led by MP Ishaq Gailani)***
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Last Modified | 2013-09-17 |
Established | 2013-09-17 |