The Electoral Reform is considered a crucial need of Afghans subsequent electoral distaste emerged after the former presidential election. Nonetheless, the different position owned by the leaders of National Unity Government (NUG) is said to be the main reason for the delay. Parliamentary elections are a very difficult challenge –given there are not set electoral rules –complicates the state of affairs. Without due electoral reform the conduction of parliamentary elections will be a difficult and challenging task.

Afghanistan requires a legitimate and functioning government committed to implementing a comprehensive program of reform to empower the Afghan constitution, thereby making the values of the Constitution a daily reality for the people of Afghanistan. Stability of the country is strengthened by a genuine political partnership between the President and the CEO, under the authority of the President. Electoral reforms are also a major part of the agreement between then presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah after last year’s disputed presidential election. It was the September 2014 agreement, the twin head of state and government agreed electoral reforms to ensure that future elections are credible. Without making needed reforms the unity government would exercise extra-constitutional authority until electoral reforms are made before conducting parliamentary and district council polls.

Many local and international election advocates have repeatedly raised their concerns saying the government is less interested in reforms –a conflicting approach to reform in this sector is the underlying evidence to the aforesaid issue. It is not the members of civil society who raises concern over delay of reforms –the members of Wolesi Jirga too expressed concerns over the delay in electoral reforms, urging the two leaders to set aside their differences in the larger interest of the country. How would the country decide and head towards the future undertakings provided the essential reforms are not made; the role and responsibilities of descended to corresponding institutions and individuals are not ascertained. It is undeniably comprehensible –the slot of chief executive is yet to be legitimized following the required amendments in the constitution. The legitimacy will only crystallize provided the new parliament is installed –regretfully it’s delayed due to discordance.

Earlier, the German special representatives for Afghanistan and Pakistan have stressed the need of electoral reforms without further delay. Identically, the Afghanistan Contact Group (ACG), Daniel Feldman, the US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, stressed it was necessary that the elections were acceptable to everybody in Afghanistan. In that pursuit the installment of electoral reforms commission stand out to be prior most duty of government. In the light of loud criticism over 2013 election result the NUG evolved following a broad based consensus –the fate of lifelong stability of NUG is decided by the mutually agreeable electoral reforms. It should be ascertained that 2019 presidential elections would meet all the critical requirements on credibility and liability provided the NUG implements its commitments for bringing electoral reforms.  Responding at the mounting pressure of civil society and international reform advocate institutions’, earlier the government formed electoral reform special commission that would assume the due course of action making the upcoming parliamentary and local council election credible and the business of government well defined and implementable. The commission was assigned to bring about fundamental changes to the electoral system and build trust between the people and government‎. Doing so, President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree announced the 15-member special commission choosing female lawmaker Shukria Barekzai is the head of the commission and Sediqullah Tawhidi the deputy head. Nonetheless, the CEO’s office has opposed Ghani’s appointment of Shukria Barakzai as the head. As a result, the commission has not formerly started working. This is patent move underscoring the underlying differences between president and the CEO –seems to be predominantly the clash of interest than the crucial changes. But election monitoring groups warned that any further delay in finalizing the commission would result in losing opportunities and would also result in losing the public’s trust in the elections.

Conversely, a deliberate controversy is imminent to surface subsequent to formation of Head of electoral reform commission although Independent Election Commission (IEC) owns a head –but his circle of influence is indeterminate. In the presence of one commission what would be the status of other commission is hitherto undecided. What would be the area of jurisdiction of these commissions is shun in ambiguity? Commissioners of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) are fighting off calls for them to be replaced while insisting that, at this point, they are the only ones who should be making changes to improve future elections. This controversy is an addition to the one existing between political elites.

It is witnessed when everyone is talking about electoral reform; the internal strife really transform into a struggle for control of the electoral bodies and, ultimately, the design to turn the outcome of upcoming elections as par expectation. This is not the only conflict emerging on finalization of head of reform commission, history recorded clash of interest on account distribution of important ministries between the variant stake-holders. The ministry of defense and important department till date await a legitimate office bearer that could facilitate improving the notorious condition of law and order in the country. Beleaguered amongst controversy the issues of national interest pushed to background –there are certain diplomatic issues are too lingering their fates.

In order to ensure the stability of National Unity Government (NUG) and easing power-sharing agreement calls for the convening of a Loya Jirga within two years to consider amending the Constitution to create the position of an executive prime minister. Loya Jirga is a special type of Jirga that is mainly organized for choosing a new head of state in case of adopting a new constitution.  Subsequent, to disputed election result of previous election the office of Chief Executive was created whose constitutional status is yet to be affixed by Loya Jirga and the two houses of parliament. Likewise the impartiality of future elections depends upon the degree of requisite reforms are made. The dream of vibrant, developed and prosperous Afghanistan can only come true when the required reforms are installed in constitutions and duly implemented.