January 24, 2010
Afghanistan parliamentary election 'postponed'
Posted on 11:46 AM by News and issues
Afghanistan is to postpone its parliamentary elections by four months until September, a senior election official has said.
Elections had been scheduled to take place before 22 May under the constitution but a new date of 18 September has been suggested.
Last year's presidential election was marred by fraud.
Western countries have been pushing for more time to implement reforms ahead of the parliamentary vote.
The postponement has not yet been confirmed by the government but news agencies quoted a senior election official and a Western diplomat as confirming the move.
A formal announcement on the postponement is expected later on Sunday.
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