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2009 Afghan presidential election
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20 August 2009
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Nominee
Hamid Karzai
Abdullah Abdullah
Party
Independent
United National Front
Popular vote
2,283,907
1,406,242
Percentage
49.67%
30.59%
Results by province
President before election
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Independent
Elected President
Hamid Karzai
Independent
Politics of Afghanistan
Constitution
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Loya jirga("Grand assembly")
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Human Rights Commission
LGBT rights
Treatment of women by the Taliban
Government
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Prime Minister
Hasan Akhund (acting)
Deputy Leader
Sirajuddin Haqqani (first)
Mullah Yaqoob (second)
Abdul Ghani Baradar (third)
Deputy Prime Minister
Abdul Ghani Baradar (acting, first)
Abdul Salam Hanafi (acting, second)
Abdul Kabir (acting, third)
Leadership Council
Cabinet
Judiciary
Law of Afghanistan
Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Abdul Hakim Haqqani
Deputy chief justices
Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (first)
Sheikh Abdul Malik (second)
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Law enforcement
Ministry of Justice
Minister: Abdul Hakim Haqqani (acting)
Ministry of Interior Affairs
Minister: Sirajuddin Haqqani (acting)
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Minister: Mohammad Khalid (acting)
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Shamsulldin Shariati (acting)
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Acting Minister: Amir Khan Muttaqi (trips)
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Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 20 August 2009.[1] The election resulted in victory for incumbent Hamid Karzai, who received 49.67% of the vote, while his main rival Abdullah Abdullah finished second with 30.59% of the vote.
The elections were characterized by lack of security, low voter turnout, low awareness of the people about the electoral process, widespread ballot stuffing, intimidation, and other electoral fraud.[2][3][4] A second round run-off vote, announced under heavy U.S. and ally pressure, was originally scheduled for 7 November 2009, but cancelled after Abdullah refused to participate, and Hamid Karzai was declared President of Afghanistan for another five-year term.[3][4]
The elections were the second under the 2004 constitution and were held on the same day as elections for 34 provincial council seats. The Taliban called for a boycott of the election, describing it as a "program of the crusaders" and "this American process".[5][6][7]
^Cite error: The named reference mixed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^McDonald, Charlotte (September 10, 2009). "Afghan commission orders first ballots invalidated". Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^ abKarzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff is Scrapped, The New York Times
^ abDixon, Robyn. "Obama calls Afghan election 'messy' but upholds its final outcome". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^Hairan, Abdulhadi (August 11, 2009). "Afghanistan: 'Ordinary people want change'". The Guardian Weekly. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
^Cite error: The named reference killed26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Margolis, Eric (August 16, 2009). "Afghan elections will be a farce". Toronto Sun. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
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