KABUL, Sept. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The leader of the Understanding and Democracy Party (UDP) of Afghanistan on Thursday termed the process of the legislative elections as unfair and warned to boycott the elections.

    "The electoral process is unfair," said UDP chief Ahmad Shaheen, accusing the establishment of preparing the ground for winning certain candidates so that to have a rubber parliament.

    "The government wants to see a rubber parliament and use it as an instrument for achieving its designs," asserted the politician,also a candidate.

    "We may boycott the elections as a last option, and even can reject the results of the elections if the government continues to overlook our objections," Shaheen warned.

    Meantime, the UN-sponsored Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) as well as the Afghan government refuted such allegations as baseless and said all arrangements have been put in place to ensure the transparency of the polls.

    The UDP is one of tens of young political groups established over the past three years in the post-conflict nation.

    UDP leader Shaheen said that his party has already entered an alliance of like-minded groups called the National Democratic Front of Afghanistan, which is different from the main opposition alliance National Understanding Front (NUF) headed by former Education Minister Mohammad Yunus Qanooni.

    The head of UDP said that the newly formed coalition is in contact with NUF to form a broader opposition force in order to check government activities through parliament.

    The newly established 14-member alliance, according to Shaheen,has 191 candidates across the country and is hopeful to dominate the coming parliamentary elections.

    Over 12.4 million Afghans eligible to vote are going to elect their representatives for the 249-seat parliament on Sept. 18 amid tight security. Enditem