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In 2022 a provincial court ruled against Louzan for misconduct during his tenure as president of Pontevedra Provincial Council.

The vote to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, is widely seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary election due to take place in 2025.

India, which has its own sizable Tamil population, intervened in 1987 and signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to resolve the conflict through a provincial council system.

“There was never a case where the provincial council didn’t approve an administrative order from the education office,” said Lee, 56.

The acting education minister was ousted in September after Akhundzada replaced him with the head of Kandahar’s provincial council as part of a wider reshuffle.