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On 7 May 2009, Ashraf Ghani registered as a candidate in the 2009 Afghan presidential election. Ghani's campaign emphasized the importance of a representative administration, good governance, a dynamic economy and employment opportunities for the Afghan people. [ 38 ]
Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 28 September 2019. [3] According to preliminary results, which runner-up Abdullah Abdullah appealed against, incumbent Ashraf Ghani was re-elected with 923,592 votes, 50.64% of the vote. After delays over disputed votes, Ghani was declared the winner in the final results on 18 February 2020. [4]
The overhaul of the Afghan electoral system prior to a new parliamentary election was a key part of the post-election power-sharing deal reached between President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. Whilst both agree in not holding an election before the process is overhauled, there is disagreement on how to proceed and ...
By April 2014 three candidates gave up the race and decided to support some of the eight remaining candidates. Opinion polls showed Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani as the front-runners [4] and indeed the results of the first round of the election had Abdullah in the lead and Ghani behind him. The second set of results came after the run-off ...
Ghani fled Afghanistan as the Taliban approached Kabul, the capital, on Sunday, less than 24 hours after he tried to rally his people. Ousted Afghan president 'welcomed' into UAE on 'humanitarian ...
An initial field of 27 candidates was whittled down to 8 with front runners Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani. Fraud allegations tainting the final result resulted in a recount of votes at 1,900 of the 23,000 polling stations. [36] Ghani was eventually declared the winner in September 2014.
However, the 2009 presidential election was characterized by lack of security, low voter turnout, and widespread electoral fraud, ending in Karzai's reelection. [89] The 2014 presidential election ended with Ashraf Ghani winning with 56.44% of the votes. [90] The National Assembly of Afghanistan in Kabul. The current site was built in 2015.
Withdrew from the election, and asked his supporters to vote for Hamid Karzai. [11] [12] Alhaj Abdul Ghafor Zori: 4955: Served as chief of finance for Nimroz Province from 1976 to 1978 and 2001–2003. [13] Alhaj Shah Mahmood Popal: Withdrew his candidacy prior to the election. [6] [12] Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai: 48375