KABUL, Apr 26 (AFP): Afghanistan's presidential election is set for a second-round vote, preliminary results showed Saturday, as opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah and former academic Ashraf Ghani both failed to secure a decisive victory.
"Based on our results, it appears that the election goes to the second round," Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani, head of the Independent Election Commission, told a press conference in Kabul.
Abdullah secured 44.9 percent of the vote, with his main rival Ghani on 31.5 percent, according to the preliminary results.
The final official result is set to be announced on May 14.
Afghanistan heading for poll runoff
FE Team | Published: April 27, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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