Monday, November 2, 2009
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission stated today that it cancelled the presidential runoff, originally scheduled for November 7, and officially declared president Hamid Karzai the winner. This announcement comes a day after President Hamid Karzai’s main challenger, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the race.
“We declare that Mr. Hamid Karzai, [who] got the majority of votes in the first round and [who] is the only candidate for the second round of elections of Afghanistan in 2009, we declare [is] the elected president of Afghanistan.” said Azizullah Lodin, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) president.
