[2] Although the previous parliament had passed a law allowing for the creation of political parties, it had not been signed by the king.

[2] However, several unofficial parties ran candidates with beliefs ranging from fundamentalist Islam to far left.

[3] Four women were elected; Roqia Abubakr and Anahita Ratebzad in Kabul, Khadija Ahrari in Herat and Masuma Esmati-Wardak in Kandahar.

In a preliminary session the day before, Abdul Zahir was elected president of the House of the People.

[7] Eleven days later dissident leftist students, dissatisfied with the newly appointed cabinet, disrupted the meetings and rioting ensued.