KABUL: The Afghan election commission on Saturday announced preliminary results of presidential elections held across the country on April 5, according to which no candidate could win more than 50 percent of the votes, now a run-off will be held between the two leading candidates on May 28.
#IEC chief Nooristani: prilimanry results of presidential elex: Dr. Abdullah 44.9% Dr. Ashraf Ghani 31.5% Dr. Zalmai 11.5% Prof. Sayyaf 7.1%
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The results were announced by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) head Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani on Saturday, which say that former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is in the lead with 44.9 per cent of the votes, closely followed by former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani with 31.5 per cent.
Zalmai Rassoul, candidate rumoured to be favoured by incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai, managed to secure 11.5 per cent and former warlord Abdul Rasul Sayyaf with 7.1 per cent.
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