Hamid Karzai (left) Abdullah Abdullah (right)
It's ensured that Hamid Karzai will win the elections again because his challenger Abdullah Abdullah withdrew from next Weekend's runoff elections.
But why did Abdullah quit?
He said that there was going to be a fraud like last time, so it was pointless. He said that the commissioners, which are hired by Karzai, will not be impartial.
In August, Karzai claimed victory after the first ballot, but the U.N, which monitored the elections, threw out a third of his votes for fraud, leaving Karzai without the majority. After this, he agreed to make a second runoff, that was set for next Saturday.
This decision will surely affect NATO and the U.S. in the war against the Taliban because Abdullah supported the intervation of the U.S. and NATO military forces to stabilize the country.
Abdullah demanded the removal of three election officials, the suspension of three Cabinet memebers, some constitutional changes, and other measures that would prevent another fraud. After Karzai refused, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah made his decision to withdraw from the elections.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/afghanistan.election/index.html
http://news.aol.com/article/abdullah-abdullah-may-boycott-afghan/740255
But why did Abdullah quit?
He said that there was going to be a fraud like last time, so it was pointless. He said that the commissioners, which are hired by Karzai, will not be impartial.
In August, Karzai claimed victory after the first ballot, but the U.N, which monitored the elections, threw out a third of his votes for fraud, leaving Karzai without the majority. After this, he agreed to make a second runoff, that was set for next Saturday.
This decision will surely affect NATO and the U.S. in the war against the Taliban because Abdullah supported the intervation of the U.S. and NATO military forces to stabilize the country.
Abdullah demanded the removal of three election officials, the suspension of three Cabinet memebers, some constitutional changes, and other measures that would prevent another fraud. After Karzai refused, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah made his decision to withdraw from the elections.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/afghanistan.election/index.html
http://news.aol.com/article/abdullah-abdullah-may-boycott-afghan/740255
