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'''Ramazan Bashardost''' is a candidate in the [[2009 Afghanistan presidential election]]. He is of the [[Hazara]] people, but is campaigning as a representative of the entire Afghan people, arguing against warlord and ethnic politics. Originally thought to be a symbolic candidate, recent polls show him in 3rd place, ahead of [[Ashraf Ghani]]. <ref name=Time2009-08-16>{{citation | {{subpages}} | ||
'''Ramazan Bashardost''' is a candidate in the [[2009 Afghanistan presidential election]], and a member of the Afghan parliament. He is of the [[Hazara]] people, but is campaigning as a representative of the entire Afghan people, arguing against warlord and ethnic politics. Originally thought to be a symbolic candidate, recent polls show him in 3rd place, ahead of [[Ashraf Ghani]]. <ref name=Time2009-08-16>{{citation | |||
| journal = [[Time (magazine)]] | | journal = [[Time (magazine)]] | ||
| title = The Don Quixote of Afghanistan: A Long Shot's Quest | | title = The Don Quixote of Afghanistan: A Long Shot's Quest | ||
Revision as of 12:29, 16 August 2009
Ramazan Bashardost is a candidate in the 2009 Afghanistan presidential election, and a member of the Afghan parliament. He is of the Hazara people, but is campaigning as a representative of the entire Afghan people, arguing against warlord and ethnic politics. Originally thought to be a symbolic candidate, recent polls show him in 3rd place, ahead of Ashraf Ghani. [1]
In 2004, he was planning minister in the government of Hamid Karzai.
References
- ↑ Jason Motlagh (16 August 2009), "The Don Quixote of Afghanistan: A Long Shot's Quest", Time (magazine)