Presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani-Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah's agreement on a political framework that was arranged by U.S. Secretary of State's visit to Afghanistan states that amendments will be made to the country's constitution within the next two years, according to a copy of the contract obtained by TOLOnews.
The two candidates agreed that Afghanistan’s constitution would be amended within two years to work toward a prime ministerial system. Within the two years they agreed to convene a Loya Jirga as well.
The agreement states that the president, once elected, would immediately form a chief executive position as well as a head of opposition post that can either be filled by the losing candidate or someone of his choice.
Once the position is filled, the president and the head of opposition will jointly pick and choose key security and economic posts. Positions at the provincial levels will be consulted with the head of opposition.
The president also promises to keep prominent security chiefs for a period of, at least, 90 days.
The government, according to the agreement, is obligated to bring significant reforms to the electoral bodies within a year.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry came to Afghanistan over the weekend to resolve the electoral impasse that hindered the election process prolonging the course of the Afghan elections.
Secretary Kerry left Afghanistan brokering an agreement between the two candidates that included a new political structure as well as auditing all 8.1 million votes in hopes of bringing faith back into the transparency and legitimacy of the process.
The audit process is said to take up to three weeks. The final result of the presidential runoff would be broadcasted once the audits of votes have completed.