Peaceful start to vote that will decide whether Abdullah Abdullah or Ashraf Ghani takes over from Hamid Karzai Afghans headed to the polls on Saturday morning to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai and seal the first ever democratic transfer of power in the country's history. The run-off election is the second voting day in less than three months after no candidate won more than 50% in the April poll.
Afghanistan goes to the polls in second round of presidential election
The Guardian - 14 Jun 2014 06:17
Peaceful start to vote that will decide whether Abdullah Abdullah or Ashraf Ghani takes over from Hamid Karzai Afghans headed to the polls on Saturday morning to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai and seal the first ever democratic transfer of power in the country's history. The run-off election is the second voting day in less than three months after no candidate won more than 50% in the April poll.
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