The Candidate (TV series)
television series
The Candidate is a 2009 Afghan reality TV show that mirrors the Afghan election. Six youths under 22 try to convince the audience that they should stay on the show. The audience votes on their favourite candidate through text messaging.
Premise
The Candidate had its first season in 2009. The show, hosted by Jawed Jurat, featured 6 youth, 22 years or younger, discussing political positions and then voted on by viewers until one was elected at the end of the season. The season finale was just weeks before the hotly contested 2009 presidential election. The show received tens of thousands of SMS text message votes. Tolo chief Jahid Mohseni said that the concept of the show was about how to educate the public on choosing a political candidate. Mohseni told TIME magazine, "One of the critical problems ... it's all about who the person is, his family or his ethnicity.
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