2009 Afghan presidential election

2009 Afghan presidential election

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Nominee Hamid Karzai Abdullah Abdullah
Party Independent United National Front
Popular vote 2,283,907 1,406,242
Percentage 49.67% 30.59%

Results by province

President before election

Hamid Karzai
Independent

Elected President

Hamid Karzai
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 20 August 2009.[1] The election resulted in victory for incumbent Hamid Karzai, who received 49.67% of the vote, while his main rival Abdullah Abdullah finished second with 30.59% of the vote.

The elections were characterized by lack of security, low voter turnout, low awareness of the people about the electoral process, widespread ballot stuffing, intimidation, and other electoral fraud.[2][3][4] A second round run-off vote, announced under heavy U.S. and ally pressure, was originally scheduled for 7 November 2009, but cancelled after Abdullah refused to participate, and Hamid Karzai was declared President of Afghanistan for another five-year term.[3][4]

The elections were the second under the 2004 constitution and were held on the same day as elections for 34 provincial council seats. The Taliban called for a boycott of the election, describing it as a "program of the crusaders" and "this American process".[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ McDonald, Charlotte (September 10, 2009). "Afghan commission orders first ballots invalidated". Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff is Scrapped, The New York Times
  4. ^ a b Dixon, Robyn. "Obama calls Afghan election 'messy' but upholds its final outcome". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  5. ^ Hairan, Abdulhadi (August 11, 2009). "Afghanistan: 'Ordinary people want change'". The Guardian Weekly. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
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  7. ^ Margolis, Eric (August 16, 2009). "Afghan elections will be a farce". Toronto Sun. Retrieved April 7, 2010.

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