The 2009 presidential election in Afghanistan is the second democratic presidential election in the country held in accordance with the Afghan constitution . About 17 million voters are registered in Afghanistan. [one]
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| Presidential Election in Afghanistan (2009) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| year 2009 | |||
| August 20 | |||
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| Candidate | Hamid Karzai | Abdullah Abdullah | Ramadan Bashardost |
| The consignment | non-partisan | National Coalition of Afghanistan | non-partisan |
| Votes | 2,283,920 (49.67%) | 1,406,242 (30.59%) | 481,072 (10.46%) |
 Distribution of votes by constituency between election leaders: Hamid Karzai Abdullah Abdullah | |||
| Election result | Hamid Karzai was re-elected President of Afghanistan. | ||
The presidential election began on August 20, 2009 at the same time as the regional elections. More than 30 people applied for the post of president of Afghanistan, among them two women. The main applicants are incumbent President Hamid Karzai , former Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and former Minister of Planning, deputy of the National Assembly Ramzan Bashardost . [2] [3]
Elections heated the political situation in the country. The Taliban called on the population to boycott the elections, in their leaflets they warned that all voters would become enemies of Islam . Despite the security measures taken, several terrorist attacks took place on the eve of the elections in Kabul and other cities of the country, and more than 70 attacks were carried out by the Taliban during the elections. [4] [5] [6]
Self-withdrawal from the second round of elections of alternative candidate Abdullah Abdullah, as well as a sharp deterioration in the domestic political situation and the threat of new terrorist attacks forced the election commission to decide to cancel the second round of voting. Hamid Karzai was recognized as the elected president [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Presidential elections will be held today in Afghanistan . Russian News Service (August 20, 2009). Date of treatment August 20, 2009. Archived on April 6, 2012.
- ↑ In Afghanistan, a presidential vote began , Radio Liberty (August 20, 2009).
- ↑ Taliban movement threatens Afghan voters , Rossiyskaya Gazeta (August 20, 2009).
- ↑ Hairan, Abdulhadi Afghanistan: 'Ordinary people want change' . The Guardian Weekly (August 11, 2009). Date of treatment August 20, 2009. Archived on April 6, 2012.
- ↑ Militants made more than 70 attacks on election day in Afghanistan , RIA Novosti (August 20, 2009).
- ↑ Afghan polling stations empty on election day , Rosbalt (August 20, 2009).
- ↑ Karzai is recognized as the elected president of Afghanistan , ITAR-TASS (2009-11-2).
See also
- Presidential Election in Afghanistan (2014)