Afghanistan presidential election: Ghani set for second term after initial results

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appears set to win a second term, after preliminary election results showed he เว็บแทงบอลที่ดีที่สุด was on course to win a narrow majority.

He secured 50.64% of the vote in the September 28 election, officials said. The initial results were delayed amid protests and allegations of fraud.

Mr Ghani’s main rival, Dr Abdullah Abdullah, won 39.52% of the vote.

But he has rejected the result and เว็บแทงบอล is expected to file an appeal before the final result is announced.

“We would like to make it clear once again… that our team will not accept the result of this fraudulent vote unless our legitimate demands are addressed,” a statement from Dr Abdullah’s team said on W88 Sunday.

Dr Abdullah disputes about 300,000 votes. An announcement of the final result could take weeks.

In the last presidential election five years ago, Mr คาสิโนออนไลน์ Ghani and Dr Abdullah became embroiled in a long-running dispute about the results which caused months of political uncertainty.

What’s the background?
Just days after voters went to the polls, Mr Abdullah and Mr Ghani both declared victory but neither candidate offered evidence in support of their claim.

Preliminary results were expected in October but they were delayed due to technical issues and allegations of fraud.

Turnout was also the lowest it has been since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, with just 1.82m votes counted. Afghanistan’s total population stands at about 37 million, with 9.6 million registered voters.

Nearly one million votes were reportedly excluded due to irregularities.

The low turnout is in part attributed to widespread safety concerns as the Taliban had threatened to attack polling stations and targeted election rallies before polling day.

But there was also a perceived lack of enthusiasm ahead of the vote – not helped by the fact the same two men who had fought for months over the top job in 2014 were the front-runners once again.

Both have been accused of corruption while in office. Meanwhile, unemployment stands at about 25%, according to the UN, and almost 55% of Afghans are living below the poverty line.

Why does this election matter?
Whoever wins will lead a country devastated by four decades of war while the conflict continues to kill thousands of people every year

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