Afghan Presidential Election Set for Runoff - Wall Street Journal

Updated April 26, 2014 2:37 p.m. ET

KABUL—No single candidate won an outright majority in Afghanistan's April 5 presidential race, which will require a runoff among the two top vote-getters, according to preliminary results released on Saturday.

Abdullah Abdullah, President Hamid Karzai's main rival in the 2009 election, won 44.9% of the preliminary vote, according to the country's Independent Election Commission. His nearest opponent, former Finance Minister Ashraf...

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