Coalition for Change and Hope
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The Coalition for Change and Hope is a political coalition in Afghanistan
organized by Abdullah Abdullah
, a former foreign minister
and presidential candidate
. The group ran candidates in the 2010 parliamentary election
, winning more than 90 out of 249 seats in the parliament
and thus becoming the main democratic opposition movement. The Coalition for Change and Hope intends to focus on issues including the fight against corruption and reform of the Afghan electoral system. The current spokesman of Coalition for Change and Hope is Seyed Agha Hossein Fazel Sangcharaki.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
organized by Abdullah Abdullah
Abdullah Abdullah
Abdullah Abdullah is an Afghan politician and a doctor of medicine. He was an adviser and friend to Ahmad Shah Massoud, legendary anti-Taliban leader and commander known as the "Lion of Panjshir". After the fall of the Taliban regime, Dr. Abdullah served as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister from 2001...
, a former foreign minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)
The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MFA - is the Government of Afghanistan Cabinet officer responsible for managing the Foreign relations of Afghanistan.-Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan:-External links:*...
and presidential candidate
Afghan presidential election, 2009
The 2009 presidential election in Afghanistan was characterized by lack of security, low voter turnout and widespread ballot stuffing, intimidation, and other electoral fraud....
. The group ran candidates in the 2010 parliamentary election
Afghan parliamentary election, 2010
The Afghan parliamentary election, 2010 to elect members of the Wolesi Jirga took place on 18 September 2010. The Afghan Independent Election Commission - established in accordance with the article 156 of the Constitution of Afghanistan for the purpose of organizing and supervising all elections in...
, winning more than 90 out of 249 seats in the parliament
House of the People (Afghanistan)
The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga , abbreviated WJ, is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders....
and thus becoming the main democratic opposition movement. The Coalition for Change and Hope intends to focus on issues including the fight against corruption and reform of the Afghan electoral system. The current spokesman of Coalition for Change and Hope is Seyed Agha Hossein Fazel Sangcharaki.