| Description |
1 online resource (23 pages) |
| Series |
Asia briefing ; no. 141 |
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Policy briefing |
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Asia briefing (Series) ; no. 141.
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Policy briefing (International Crisis Group)
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| Contents |
I. Overview -- II. An uneasy relationship with the state -- III. Implications of the 2012 regulation on political parties -- IV. Political parties' role in the transition -- V. Taliban and party politics -- VI. Conclusion |
| Summary |
Political parties are developing slowly in Afghanistan, discouraged by electoral laws and fragmented ethnic politics, but starting to shed their legacy as armed groups. Their newfound legitimacy will face its most serious challenge during the 2014 presidential election and 2015 parliamentary polls, as parties scramble to ensure their place in the new order that will follow the end of President Hamid Karzai's constitutional mandate. Many obstacles remain, as the outgoing government threatens to revoke the licences of many, if not all, political parties, and introduce tough regulations on political party activity. The jostling for power could inflict lasting damage on the political system, because the government's effort to curtail the number of parties, while a popular measure among many Afghans, could shut out moderate political movements and emerging youth organisations, leaving voters with limited choices among only the biggest of the tanzims, or former mujahidin parties. For its part, the international community should condition financial assistance on further government efforts to promote multiparty politics |
| Notes |
"26 June 2013." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ICG, viewed June 27, 2013) |
| Subject |
Political parties -- Afghanistan
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Political parties.
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-2021
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| Subject |
Afghanistan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group, issuing body.
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