The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national
bicameral National Assembly, the
House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) and the
House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga). A president could only serve up to two five-year terms.
Hamid Karzai began his first five-year term in 2004. After his second term ended in 2014,
Ashraf Ghani was elected as the next Afghan president. ==Last election==