Karzai declared winner of Afghan presidential election

The Guardian by Jon Boone, Mark Tran | Nov. 2, 2009 (News Report)

Afghan officials today declared Hamid Karzai the winner of the country's disputed presidential poll after cancelling a planned runoff election. The announcement came after Karzai's main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, dropped out of the race on the grounds that the vote would not be free or fair. Full Story »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Nov. 2, 2009

Karzai faced unenviable choices after Abdullah’s withdrawal. Either he went ahead and won a mandate based on a second round which was likely to attract even fewer ... More »

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