Karzai and electoral bullfighting

In Kabul – Some of the Afghan political leaders on Sunday accused President Hamid Karzai of trying to "sabotage" the country's presidential election after he asked the election commission to explore moving the vote up four months.

Karzai released a decree Saturday directing the commission to set an election date that adheres to the Afghan constitution, which calls for a vote 30 to 60 days before May 22, when Karzai's five-year term expires.

Following Karzai's decree on presidential election time, a spokesperson in the American Department of State has declared that respecting the logic and reasons President Karzai has for the constitutionally on-time election , but due to security reasons the US government would support the election time that was before purposed by the AIEC (August 20 2009) in which the Afghans would be able to vote under more security.

The commission previously set the vote for Aug. 20, saying an election could not be held sooner because of security concerns, heavy spring snows in the Afghan mountains and ballot distribution issues.

Lawmakers have said they would not recognize Karzai as president after May 21, meaning the country faces a potential constitutional crisis come spring.

But Afghan political leaders were not happy with Karzai's gambit to move up the vote, either.
The spokesman for the National Front, a group of opposition group, said it would be impossible to hold elections in the spring because of security, logistical and financial issues, but he called Karzai's move an attempt to "sabotage" the vote.

It has been said by different people involved in the election process that may be, it would be the best time for Karzai to use in influences on the election result as long as he has the governmental tools and powers.

As of the current situation and the miscommunication and lack of harmony in between the two governments in critical decision makings, it is speculated that the Karzai - Obama relations are not repaired yet although recently there were news of mutual collaborations from both sides were given out by the media.

The Afghan US relations broke and got worse after Barak Obama criticized Karzai administration for corruption and insufficiency during his electoral campaign, while Karzai thereafter began to accuse the foreign troops for violating the laws of war and killing the innocent civilians in Afghanistan. The other stronger demand Karzai has so far made to challenge the International Community US at the top, was a time line for the end of this Anti Terror Campaign in Afghanistan.

During his electoral campaign, the way Obama got advantages from criticizing the weak Afghan Administration under Karzia, now Karzai does the same thing, these days while preparing him for the coming election. Karzai on the other hand by criticizing the foreign troops and the US Anti terror war strategies , misleading the people against the western countries especially the US just to re gain his gone - with - the - wind popularity to draw a self portrait of a national hero so gain votes and remain on power for another term at least, which will cost the USA a lot.

Let's see how the consequences of such electoral bullfighting will effect the country's political condition.

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