UPDATE: Afghanistan's chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and incumbent Ashraf Ghani's camp both claim victory in presidential election, far ahead of release of any official results
Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani arrives to cast his vote in the presidential election in Kabul, Afghanistan September 28, 2019.
"Our votes are the highest in the election, and the election will not go to the second round," Abdullah said at a press conference in Kabul on Monday. "The results will be announced by the IEC , but we have the most votes. The election is not going to go to a second round," Abdullah said earlier. The preliminary vote count won't be known before October 17 and the final tally on November 7. If there is no clear winner, a second round of voting will be held.
"Turnout appears to have been dampened not just by Taliban threats, but also voter disinterest," wrote Thomas Ruttig and Jelena Bjelica of the Afghanistan Analysts Network.For Afghans, Saturday's vote mirrored the deeply flawed 2014 presidential polls.
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