US Congratulates Karzai on Afghan Election Victory
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The United States and its allies congratulated Monday Hamid Karzai for winning a second term in the Afghan presidential elections.
Afghanistan's Election Commission declared Karzai the winner of the country's disputed election after canceling a second round of voting.
President Karzai will keep his post because he was the winner of the first round of voting in August and the only candidate registered for the second round in November, Azizullah Ludin, Afghan election commission chief, told Voice of America.
The ruling followed Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the race Sunday because of concerns about widespread fraud, which marred the August vote, Voice of America reported.
The proclamation by the country's election commission ends a two-and-a-half month process filled with allegations of fraud, back-room negotiations and worries that the Afghan government might never regain credibility, Fox News reported.
We look forward to working with Karzai to support reform and improve security in the region, the U.S. embassy said in a statement. The commission's decision, made after Karzai's lone challenger withdrew, was "according to its mandate under Afghan law."
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