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David Stanley Ford

Afghanistan's candidates rule out power-sharing deal

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Published: October 26, 2009

KABUL — President Hamid Karzai and his challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, ruled out a power-sharing deal before Afghanistan’s Nov. 7 runoff, saying the second round of balloting must be held as planned to bolster democracy.

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Both Afghan candidates said on talk shows televised Sunday in the United States that they were committed to a second-round vote, despite logistical challenges and the threat of Taliban attacks against voters.

President Barack Obama’s administration is hoping the runoff will produce a legitimate government after massive ballot-rigging sullied the first-round vote.

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Related Topics: Political Policy, Politics, War and Conflict, Foreign Policy, World Politics, Diplomacy, Media, Elections and Voting, Television, Talk Shows, International Relations, Afghanistan War, Afghan Politics, Middle East Politics


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