1988 Afghan parliamentary election explained

Country:Afghanistan
Flag Year:1987
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1969 Afghan parliamentary election
Previous Year:1969
Next Election:2005 Afghan parliamentary election
Next Year:2005
Seats For Election:All 234 seats in the House of the People
Election Date:6–15 April 1988
Image1:Mohammad Najibullah 1986.jpg
Leader1:Mohammad Najibullah
Party1:People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Alliance1:National Front
Colour1:FF0000
Seats1:184
Prime Minister
Before Election:Sultan Ali Keshtmand
After Election:Mohammad Hasan Sharq
Before Party:People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
After Party:Independent (politician)

Parliamentary elections were held in Afghanistan between 6 and 15 April 1988 to elect members of the bicameral National Assembly, which replaced the Revolutionary Council. Although the elections were marked by violence and boycotted by the mujahideen, the government left 50 of the 234 seats vacant in the House of the People and a small number of seats in the House of Elders, with hope that the guerrillas would abandon their armed struggle and present their own representatives to participate in the new administration. The National Front won every one of the seats contested, with the People's Democratic Party serving as the predominant party of the coalition.