On September 21, 2014, after two rounds of difficult elections, a new President of Afghanistan was determined. They became the 65-year-old Ashraf Gani Ahmadzai. His presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah will head the government.
The stubborn struggle for the post of the new President of Afghanistan lasted from April 2014, when the first round of elections was held. Its results were considered controversial, after which the second round was announced, the results of which again did not bring a clear answer to the question - who was elected President of the country.
Election results
Almost a month after the second round of elections, the political life of Afghanistan was in a dangerous impasse, a way out of which was found as a result of the agreements, with the mediation of the United Nations and the United States. In order to avoid radical clashes, political opponents finally came to an agreement, as a result of which former Minister of Finance Ashraf Gani Ahmadzai, an outstanding intellectual and former World Bank official, became the President of Afghanistan. He will be responsible for strategic functions. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, an oculist by training, has become Executive Director of the government (nominally there is no prime minister in Afghanistan). His responsibilities will include the country's daily problems. Now it is these two who will have to solve many problems, and of all the existing three main ones:
- The withdrawal of the US military contingent from the country, which should be completed before the end of December 2014;
- the resumption of negotiations with the Taliban, which, thanks in large part to the amnesty announced by the previous president of the country, Hamid Karzai, once again strengthened its position;
- difficult economic situation.
