Incumbent president Ashraf Ghani has been declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election, almost five months after the voting took place
KABUL - Afghanistan declared incumbent Ashraf Ghani winner of a disputed presidential election but his main rival rejected the result and vowed to form his own government, raising the threat of new turmoil amid hopes of a U.S. peace deal with Taliban militants.
Ghani won 50.64% of the vote, the Independent Election Commission said on Tuesday. Abdullah Abdullah, Ghani’s former deputy and main rival, was named runner-up with 39.52%.“The result they announced today was a result of election robbery, a coup against democracy, a betrayal of the will of the people, and we consider it illegal,” he told a press conference following the announcement.
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