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Wolesi Jirga votes to end deadlock on speaker post

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KABUL or lower house on Monday to end the deadlock over speaker’s position.

On May 16, the election for the speaker slot became controversial after one vote polled for Mir Rahman Rahmani was declared invalid.

Rahmani had bagged 123 votes --- one vote short of the required threshold -- against his opponent Kamal Nasir Usoli who collected more than 50 votes.

Wolesi Jirga secretary Abdul Qader Zazai said the vote contained two options validation and invalidation of the controversial votes and each voter should select . . .

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