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Mon 10 Oct 2009Afghan poll report to force run-off
Afghanistan's UN-backed election watchdog has reportedly found that Hamid Karzai did not gain enough valid votes for an outright win, a finding which seems certain to trigger a run-off election between Mr Karzai and his closest challenger.
Preliminary results from August's first round had placed Mr Karzai comfortably over the 50 per cent threshold he needed to avoid a runoff election but under the rules of the election, Mr Karzai now faces a runoff against rival, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah.
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