Afghan president welcomes results of election
16:12, 9 September 2009
KABUL. September 9. KAZINFORM The sitting Afghan President Hamid Karzai who is near to secure reelection has expressed satisfaction over the partial results of election announced so far, a statement released by his office Wednesday said; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
"President Karzai has welcomed the partial results of the election announced by the Independent Election Commission and hopes that final result would be announced after completion of the procedure," the statement added.
Afghanistan's second presidential election in the post-Taliban country was held on Aug. 20 but the election body has been announcing the partial result gradually and on phased basis.
Karzai was moving closer to winning re-election as election authority said Tuesday he has received 54.1 percent ballots with results from 91.6 percent polling stations; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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