Afghan parliamentary election, 1969

Afghan parliamentary election, 1969

August 29 - September 11, 1969

All 216 seats to the House of the People

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From August 29 to September 11, 1969 Afghanistan held its second free parliamentary election since the introduction of the constitution in 1964, with candidates standing for the 216 seats of the House of the People and for one-third of the House of Elders. Many conservative local landowners who have shunned the first election campaigned for office and got seats. Since political parties were not legalized in time for the elections, most of the candidates were men of local prominence again chosen for their personal prestige rather than their political views. Turnout is much higher than in 1965, but still only about 50%; Nur Ahmad Etemadi became the new Prime Minister.

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