Karzai Leads in Afghan Presidential Elections

The Independent Election Commission said that so far 524 444 valid votes had been counted, with Karzai on 40,6% and Abdullah on 38,7%. Photo by BGNES

Initial counting from Afghanistan's presidential election shows incumbent Hamid Karzai with a slight lead.

With 10% of the ballots counted, the election commission has said Karzai has 212 927 votes, compared to 202 889 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.

The Independent Election Commission said that so far 524 444 valid votes had been counted, with Karzai on 40,6% and Abdullah on 38,7%.

Ramazan Bashardost has 53 740 votes so far and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is fourth on 15 143.

Only 2% of votes in Kandahar province have been counted and none in Helmand. Karzai is expected to do well in both southern provinces.

The commission says it will release more results over the next few days.

 

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