The Independent Election Commission's study into the findings of the appeal court indicates that nine lawmakers would be unseated in the parliament, a member of IEC said.
A senior member of IEC told TOLOnews on condition of anonymity that the legislators that would lose their seats include lawmakers from Herat, Helmand, Zabul, Faryab, Paktika, Badakhshan, Samangan and Baghlan provinces.
The final result of the IEC's study would be announced by Sunday, tomorrow, the official said.
On Saturday some parliamentarians warned that if the IEC changes the structure of the House of Representatives, head of the IEC along with other senior members would face trial.
Parliamentarians suggested that the only way out of this impasse is to defend the constitution.
Lawmakers believe that President Hamid Karzai has applied pressure on Chief of IEC to alter the parliament and insert his supporters instead.
"We are not talking about personalities. The parliament has a legal, legitimate and national stance. And all elected representatives of the nation will stand firm in their position to defend democracy," Deputy House of Representatives Ahmad Behzad said.
Abdul Zaher Qadir, representing Nangarhar in the parliament, said: "Today we met with Mr Manawi and I told him to implement the constitution or stand down, otherwise we would react severely with the support of our people."
"If Mr Manawai accepts to bring change in the parliament, he should be certain that they all would face trial," Zahir Saadat, an Afghan MP, said.
This is not important that some lawmakers will lose their seats, but the point is they will give a legal base for lawbreaking in the country by doing so, some parliamentarians said.
Once again the council of protesting candidates called on implementation of the findings of the appeal court, saying after the final decision there would not be space for another decision.
Protesting candidates warned that the country would face more violence if findings of the appeal court are not implemented
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