Monday, Afghan officials canceled plans for a runoff presidential vote, declaring President Hamid Karzai the winner after the withdrawal on Sunday of his last remaining challenger, Abdullah Abdullah. The withdrawal of Abdullah ended controversies surrounding the corruption and voting irregularities of the election. President Karzai demanded that the runoff take place, only then did Abdullah announce he was dropping out of the race. Reasons behind the drop-out of Mr. Abdullah are unclear. Many officials, however, believe that it spared Afghanistan the high costs and security risk of a new round of voting. Officials from the United States and United Nations welcomed the presidential decision and congratulated Mr. Karzai on another term.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?ref=global-home
By: Taylar Proctor
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