Complete List of Registered Presidential Tickets (Afghanistan)

[datguy79]

The following candidates are listed in the chronological order of their registration:

1- Bismillah Sher
First vice president, Abdul Karim Ahmadyar
Second vice president, Sultan Hamid Sultani

2- Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
First vice president, Mohammad Khan
Second vice president, Mohammad Mohaqiq

3- Fazal Karim Najimi
First vice president, Mohammad Sabir Tamkeen
Second vice president, Susan Hajati

4- Abdul Rabb Rasul Sayyaf
First vice president, Mohammad Ismail Khan
Second vice president, Abdul Wahab Urfan

5- Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai
First vice president, Abdullah Bromand
Second vice president, Abed Nazar

6- Qutbuddin Hilal
First vice president, Enayatullah Enayat
Second vice president, Mohammad Ali Nabizada

7- Abdul Rahim Wardak
First vice president, Shah Abdul Ahad Afzali
Second vice president, Sayed Hussian Anwari

8- Del Agha Kohdamani
First vice president, Zalmai Hamraz
Second vice president, Toorpakai Azizi

9- Sayed Ishaq Gailani
First vice president, Zakaria Noori
Second vice president, Seema Ismati

10- Sarwar Ahmadzai
First vice president, Abdul Rahman
Second vice president, Kabir Quraishi

11- Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
First vice president, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum
Second vice president, Sarwar Danish

12- Dr. Zalmai Rassoul
First vice president, Ahmad Zia Massoud
Second vice president, Habiba Surabi

13- Sardar Muhammad Nadir Naeem
First vice president, Taj Mohammad Akbar
Second vice president, Azizullah Puya

14- Hamidullah Qaderi
First vice president, Mohammad Arif Baraki
Second vice president, Humaira Haqmal

15- Daoud Sultanzoy
First vice president, Ahmad Saeedi
Second vice president, Kazima Mohaqiq

16- Qayum Karzai
First vice president, Wahidullah Shahrani
Second vice president, Ibrahim Qasmi

17- Gul Agha Sherzai
First vice president, Sayed Hussain Alimi Balkhi
Second vice president, Mohammad Hashim Zarea

18- Azizullah Ludin
First vice president, Abdul Rahim Karimi
Second vice president, Hamidullah Rahimi

19- Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi
First vice president, Hashmatullah Mujadidi
Second vice president, Ismail Qasimyar

20- Hedayat Amin Arsala
First vice president, Gen. Khudaidad
Second vice president, Safia Seddiqi

21- Salman Ali Doostzadeh
First vice president, Mohammad Yousuf Amin
Second vice president, Aziza Rahban Wardak

22- Farooq Azam
First vice president, Abdul Ghani Asalati
Second vice president, Ahmad Shah Payeezi

23- Khadija Ghaznawi
First vice president, Mohammad Qasim Fayezai
Second vice president, Khair Mohammad Barez

24- Nadir Shah Ahmadzai
First vice president, Faiz Mohammad Daqiq
Second vice president, Qadam Ali Khadim

25- Abdul Hadi Dabeer
First vice president, Sayed Ahmadullah Padshah
Second vice president, Mawlawi Nesar Ahmad Khair Andish

26- Noor Rahman Liwal
First vice president, Ahamad Jan Nazar
Second vice president, Rafiullah

27- Dr. Dawar Nadin
First vice president, Mohammad Hassan Safi
Second vice president, Husai Andar

Complete List of Registered Presidential Tickets

 

[nrupatunga]

@datguy79 Is this the final list or still some time is left for new nominations??


Also who are your favourite(s)???

 

[datguy79]

@datguy79 Is this the final list or still some time is left for new nominations??


Also who are your favourite(s)???

The deadline for nominations has passed, however the Independent Election Commission will announce the final list on October 19th after they go through the documents of the applicants.

There are only four serious contenders: Abdullah, Sayyaf, Ashraf Ghani and Zalmai Rassoul. The rest are wasting their time, in my opinion.

It is really hard to pick a winner, since I predict no one will get 50% of the vote, thus it will end up going to a second round. Whoever gets the crucial support of the losers at that point will win.

 

[nrupatunga]

The deadline for nominations has passed, however the Independent Election Commission will announce the final list on October 19th after they go through the documents of the applicants.

There are only four serious contenders: Abdullah, Sayyaf, Ashraf Ghani and Zalmai Rassoul. The rest are wasting their time, in my opinion.

It is really hard to pick a winner, since I predict no one will get 50% of the vote, thus it will end up going to a second round. Whoever gets the crucial support of the losers at that point will win.

Even the brother of karzai has no chance then?? Candidate no.16- Qayum Karzai ??

 

[MLRS]

I think Karzai will direct his voting base towards Zalmai Rassoul. Ghani, and Sayyaf will then drop out towards the end of the race, for government positions in the next government.

 

[nrupatunga]

@datguy79 @MLRS

What about pakis?? Who are they favoring?? Sayyaf??

 

[MLRS]

@datguy79 @MLRS

What about pakis?? Who are they favoring?? Sayyaf??

Sayyaf was with the old Northern Alliance, and is very anti Taliban. He has called for public executions, torture of captured suicide bombers.

I think Pakistan wants someone who is close related to Hezbi Islami.

 

[nrupatunga]

Sayyaf was with the old Northern Alliance, and is very anti Taliban. He has called for public executions, torture of captured suicide bombers.

I think Pakistan wants someone who is close related to Hezbi Islami.

Sayyaf was northern alliance?? Though he certainly claims so. But wasn't he also suspected of in helping assasination of ahmed shah massoud??

 

[MLRS]

Sayyaf was northern alliance?? Though he certainly claims so. But wasn't he also suspected of in helping assasination of ahmed shah massoud??

I think that is rumor. But sadly his death has not been fully investigated.

 

[nrupatunga]

IEC Fails to Release Candidate List On Time

The self-imposed deadline for the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to publish the preliminary list of Presidential and Provincial Council candidates came and went on Saturday with no names released. The release has been reportedly pushed back to Tuesday.

According to the IEC's "Election Timeline," the release of the preliminary list of eligible candidates for the April elections was meant to occur on October 19, with the final list published on November 16. However, with a three-day delay, it is likely the schedule for the final list's release will need to be adjusted as well.

Newbie Q, Shouldn't the "Independent" in the Independent Election Commission (IEC) be implicit. Why have it explicitly putforth in the name??

 

[nrupatunga]

@MLRS @datguy79 Whats the latest update??Has the final list of candidates been announced?

 

[datguy79]

@MLRS @datguy79 Whats the latest update??Has the final list of candidates been announced?

Yes it was announced today.
See the bottom of this page:

Candidates | .:: Elections 2014 ::.

The only addition to that group of 10 if a previous disqualified candidate, Dawood Sultanzoy, but he barely carries any clout.

 

[datguy79]

IEC Fails to Release Candidate List On Time


Newbie Q, Shouldn't the "Independent" in the Independent Election Commission (IEC) be implicit. Why have it explicitly putforth in the name??

It is like putting lipstick on a pig. In reality, the members are all selected by Karzai.

 

[nrupatunga]

Yes it was announced today.
See the bottom of this page:

Candidates | .:: Elections 2014 ::.

The only addition to that group of 10 if a previous disqualified candidate, Dawood Sultanzoy, but he barely carries any clout.

So among abdullah abdullah, ashraf ghani, zalmai rassoul, abdul sayyaf who has more chances??

Also ismail khan being vp candidate for abdul sayyaf, will it help?? esp in west a'stan near herat??

 

[datguy79]

So among abdullah abdullah, ashraf ghani, zalmai rassoul, abdul sayyaf who has more chances??

Also ismail khan being vp candidate for abdul sayyaf, will it help?? esp in west a'stan near herat??

Sayyaf has the middle aged male/mujahedeen vote locked down, Ismail Khan might help him somewhat in western Afghanistan, but not when it comes to women and youth. The one good thing about Sayyaf's policies thus far is his tough stance on Taliban, which is what the country needs.

Abdullah will get the north and northeast. The biggest challenge for him will be to maintain his lead in the big cities. He also has an unholy alliance with the pick of a HIG member as one of his VP. Whether that will help him in the east is yet to be determined. He will get lots of Hazara votes due to Mohaqeq.

Ghani is mild-mannered. I have never been impressed with him. He really has no new policies except grandiose dreams of more jobs and economic resurgence. He will get the Uzbek vote due to Dostum, but Qayum Karzai will eat into the Pashtun share of his vote.

Rassoul has lots of good qualities and two solid VP choices. The only thing going against him is he is perceived to be a Karzai guy.

Rassoul and Sayyaf are both in their 70s, so that might work against them. I am unconvinced that Ghani can get in as many votes as his supporters claim. It is too hard to tell who will win. I think there will be a runoff between Abdullah and either one of Ghani/Rassoul.

 

[nrupatunga]

'Who's Who?' A Primer on Afghanistan's Presidential Candidates

Abdullah Abdullah remains the leading contender, with respected BBC reporter David Lyon considering him "the man to beat." This former foreign minister and head of the National Coalition of Afghanistan has managed to create an impressive team. His running mates include Hizb-e-Islami icon Mohammad Khan, a Pashtun from the Qarabach district of Ghazni province, as the first vice president, and Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, the head of the Hizb-e-Wahdat party, as the second vice president. With additional backing from the Jamiat-e-Islami party, Abdullah unites many northern allies in a strong national movement and his selection of Mohaqiq brings the Hazara minority vote into the mix. He also has the critical support of Mohammad Atta Noor, the powerful governor of Balkh

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Zalmai Rasool's team is also impressive. A well-respected moderate with royal ties, he now appears to be one of Karzai's favorites in the election. Rasool is a respected, honest, and humble diplomat who has tried to articulate his vision for Afghanistan in recent interviews, receiving positive feedback from both Afghans and the international community. Rasool has picked his key running mates wisely. His choice for first vice president, Ahmad Zia Massoud -- a former first vice president, the brother of the late Ahmad Shah Massoud, and the current leader of the National Front of Afghanistan -- challenges Abdullah's primacy in the north. Former Bamyan governor Habiba Surabi, Rasool's pick for second vice president, is a popular and reasonably successful former governor who can appeal to both Hazaras and women's rights groups.

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, who also ran in 2009, has put together a much stronger coalition than during his previous bid for the presidency. Ghani, a brilliant, charismatic, and hard-working perfectionist is perceived by many as one of the few Afghan leaders who have laid out a basic framework of how to "fix" Afghanistan. This former finance minister, well-regarded economist, and "transition czar" -- responsible for the shift of security responsibilities from NATO soldiers to the Afghan security forces -- is well known to the international community and is considered by Afghans to be one of their brightest scholars. Interestingly, he has picked Abdul Rashid Dostum, a former jihadi commander with the ceremonial role of Chief of Staff (of the Army) to the Commander in Chief and de-facto leader of the Junbush party, as his first vice president. There are rumors that Karzai orchestrated this arrangement in order to take the Uzbek vote away from Abdullah's team.

Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf is another formidable presidential candidate. Most recently, he became the Afghan Taliban's "public enemy number one" for his open disdain of the group, and for using religion to condemn Taliban suicide bomber tactics. For Sayyaf and his running mate, Mohammad Ismail Khan -- the influential "Amir" of western Afghanistan and a legend among jihadi commanders -- reconciliation with the Taliban is not an option.

The last of the serious contenders is Abdul Qayum Karzai, the current president's older brother. His running mates are former Afghan mines minister Wahidullah Shahrani and former lawmaker Ibrahim Qasemi. Shahrani, an Uzbek, and Qasemi, a Hazara, seem to offer a good ethnic balance to Karzai's strong Pashtun credentials, but this group is unlikely to win much of the popular vote amongst ethnic constituencies. Most of the Uzbek vote should be secured by Dostum, Irfan, and then perhaps Abdullah. The Hazara vote will be split between Mohaqiq, Danish, and Suhrabi. Karzai's team, however, has a lot of money.

t is still uncertain if President Karzai will back his older brother or pick another candidate in the 2014 race. The president's motives appear to be less about a continuation of the "Karzai dynasty" and more about his own survival and continued influence over his successor. In fact, four of the top five candidates have received significant support from the president. By actively encouraging Rasool, Sayyaf, and Ghani to run and providing tacit support to his brother Qayum, Karzai has split the vote amongst "his favorites" in such a way that he could prevent Abdullah from winning the necessary 51 percent of the vote needed to win in the first round of the election. In a place such as Afghanistan, where conspiracy theories run wild, many think that he orchestrated the candidacies of four of the top five presidential contenders to ensure that, in a runoff election, at least one of the two candidates would owe him some allegiance. Rumor also has it that Karzai plans to rally the candidates who don't make the run-off behind his preferred candidate to ensure his own post-election survival and continued influence over Afghan politics.

Although the election campaign season will not officially start until February 2014, the political maneuvering is already in full force, and candidates are laying out their primary campaign plans, along with contingency plans for all sorts of outcomes. These include scenarios in which there is no election and in which the election result is so heavily contested that the Afghan population becomes disenfranchised, disgruntled, and drives the country to the brink of civil war.

 

[nrupatunga]

@datguy79 @MLRS

How is the election campaign going on?? Any one emerging as the frontrunner??

Heard that recently there was some presidential style debate on television??

 

[MLRS]

@datguy79 @MLRS

How is the election campaign going on?? Any one emerging as the frontrunner??

Heard that recently there was some presidential style debate on television??

Top candidates are now Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani. Most of the campaigning is only in Kabul, the majority who live outside don't follow it closely. Whoever wins, it will be business as usual, although we can expect less corruption and the BSA signed.

I personally don't think any of the candidates can gather enough votes, they need Karzai's voting block that he has built up in the past decade.

 

[datguy79]

@datguy79 @MLRS

How is the election campaign going on?? Any one emerging as the frontrunner??

Heard that recently there was some presidential style debate on television??

Adding to what @MLRS said, the only thing certain for now are the two frontrunners.

There have been lots of presidential debates, with the usual list of big promises. The problem is none of the candidates explain how they are going to fulfill those promises.

For me personally, Abdullah looks like the most competent thus far. All the other candidates act and sound like Karzai clones. Unlike @MLRS, I don't think the election will go to a second round. The problem is that there are too many Pashtun candidates (Ghani, Rassoul, Sayyaf, Q. Karzai, etc) and none of them seem able to rally the Pashtun vote. Ghani being from Logar, will have to fight with Rassoul for his Ghilzai tribe votes and is viewed with distrust by the Durrani tribe in the south, where he again will have to scramble for votes with Qayyum Karzai. He is also rumoured to be suffering from bad health. The other major problem for him is that the Pashtun don't tend to vote in big enough numbers.

April 5th is still a long way off. Let's see what happens till then.

 

[nrupatunga]

Qayyum Karzai quits Afghan presidential race:
Afghan president's elder brother is dropping out of the April 5 presidential race and throwing his support behind the country's former foreign minister, a campaign official said today.

The official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media, told The Associated Press that President Hamid Karzai's brother, Qayyum Karzai, was dropping out of the race and will back Zalmai Rassoul.

The decision came after days of speculation and backroom meetings, including some held at the presidential palace.

Although Hamid Karzai has not come out in support of any one candidate, he publicly declared he did not support his brother's candidacy. He said he had urged his brother not to run.

Hamid Karzai, who has served two terms, is not eligible to run under Afghanistan's constitution.

The elder Karzai's decision to step out of the race leaves 10 hopefuls in the upcoming presidential elections.