Members of the election’s organizing board are moving ballot boxes to a polling station in Kandahar on April 4^th. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

(VOVworld) – Polling began at 7 a.m. local time on Saturday, with Afghan voters deciding on a new president for the first democratic handover of power in the country's history since the collapse of the Taliban’s administration in 2001.
According to the Afghan Election Committee, there are about 12 million legitimate voters, 35% of them are women. The voting is expected to last until 4 p.m. local time. The final result will be announced on May 15^th. If none of the candidates gets more than half of the votes, the second round of the election will be held on May 28^th. If a candidate dies prior to the announcement of the final result, a new election will be organized within 30 days.