 A loya jirga is convened in Kabul, which ratifies constitutional amendments providing for multiple political parties, ending the PDPA's and the National Front's monopoly over executive power.Najibullah creates a new political party, the Hezb-i-Wattan, or Homeland Party, in an attempt to whip up mass support.The announcement turns out to be a largely cosmetic exercise, however, as all top posts go to stalwarts from his old PDPA.