The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) officials have said that President Hamid Karzai is planning to leave the presidential palace on coming Tuesday.
IECC chief, Abdul Satar Saadat, told reporters that Presidnet Hamid Karzai has insisted that the next presidential inauguration should taken place on coming Tuesday.
Saadat further added that President Karzai is planning to leave the palace if the presidential inauguration did not take place on Tuesday.
He urged President Karzai not leave the palace and wait until his successor has been elected and the presidential inauguration takes place.
According to Saadat, the president is considering to transfer the power to the vice-presidents. However, he said there are no guarantees that the vice-presidents would transfer the power to the elected president.
However, the presidential palace officials have rejected the remarks by IECC officials and said the president will not abandon the palace until the next president is not sworn in.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Afghanistan: Karzai planning to leave presidential palace on Tuesday, IECC says
The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) officials have said that President Hamid Karzai is planning to leave the presidential palace on coming Tuesday.
IECC chief, Abdul Satar Saadat, told reporters that Presidnet Hamid Karzai has insisted that the next presidential inauguration should taken place on coming Tuesday.
Saadat further added that President Karzai is planning to leave the palace if the presidential inauguration did not take place on Tuesday.
He urged President Karzai not leave the palace and wait until his successor has been elected and the presidential inauguration takes place.
According to Saadat, the president is considering to transfer the power to the vice-presidents. However, he said there are no guarantees that the vice-presidents would transfer the power to the elected president.
However, the presidential palace officials have rejected the remarks by IECC officials and said the president will not abandon the palace until the next president is not sworn in.
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