KABUL or lower house of parliament speaker turned controversial on Saturday after a five-member delegation declared Mir Rahman Rahmani as winner of the post despite falling below the threshold.
Legal experts say none of the two candidates for the Wolesi Jirga speaker slot could be declared a winner after both were unable to receive 50 percent plus one votes.
On Thursday, Mir Rahman Rahmani, a lawmaker from Parwan province, Mirwais Yasini, a lawmaker from Nangarhar province, Kamal Naser Ausoli from Khost and Omar Nasir from . . .
