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KABUL: A number of presidential runners have threatened to boycott the September presidential race if the government didn’t meet their demands over a transparent election.
A council made of these candidates said Monday in a statement that the government continues “illegal” job especially on appointing and firing officials for campaigning for President Ghani.
The statement also warned the Independent Election Commission that they would lose trust in the body if it didn’t perform based on electoral law.
It said that leader of the government are candidates for
presidency, so they appoint and fire officials for their own benefit in the
elections.
It added that if the government ignored people’s demands and continued illegal
works, the presidential candidates would use “every possible option” against
the Ghani administration and the government would be responsible for the
consequences.
President Ghani has recently changed dozens of
officials including ministers, ambassadors, provincial governors and provincial
police chiefs, despite criticisms by his rivals.
John Bass, US Ambassador to Kabul, has also said that the term of the national
unity government was legally over and the recent official changes create
questions.
He urged that government leaders should realize that they are in a special term
of governing, saying that their authorities should be restricted.
