And the winner is..........
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Initial counting from Afghanistan's presidential election shows incumbent Hamid Karzai with a slight lead.
With 10% of the ballots counted, the Election Commission said Mr Karzai had 212,000 votes, compared to 202,000 for ex-Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.
However, there remain many allegations of fraud and the commission is investigating almost 800 complaints.
Final results are not expected for several weeks. A candidate needs more than 50% of votes to avoid a run-off.
Ramazan Bashardost, a popular Afghan MP who camps out in a tent near parliament and campaigned against corruption, got 53,740 votes and former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani 15,143 votes, the commission announced.
With 10% of the ballots counted, the Election Commission said Mr Karzai had 212,000 votes, compared to 202,000 for ex-Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.
However, there remain many allegations of fraud and the commission is investigating almost 800 complaints.
Final results are not expected for several weeks. A candidate needs more than 50% of votes to avoid a run-off.
Ramazan Bashardost, a popular Afghan MP who camps out in a tent near parliament and campaigned against corruption, got 53,740 votes and former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani 15,143 votes, the commission announced.