2009 Afghan presidential election
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2009-afghan-presidential-election-206-3174471
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2009 Afghan presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 20 August 2009. The election resulted in victory for incumbent Hamid Karzai, who received 49.7% of the vote, while his main rival Abdullah Abdullah finished second with 30.6% 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. A second round run-off vote, announced under heavy U.S. and al
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Afghan_presidential_election
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2008-04-12T23:05:30Z
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2024-09-11T00:52:58Z
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