Karzai declared Afghan president, run-off scrapped

Reuters by Golnar Motevalli | Nov. 2, 2009 (News Report)

Afghanistan's election commission declared Hamid Karzai elected as president on Monday after it called off a runoff following the withdrawal of his only rival.

The run-off, called after the first round in August was marred by widespread fraud, was to have been held on November 7. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Nov 2, 2009 - 6:46 AM PST
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