Al Jazeera: Karzai Declared Winner in Afghani Presidential Election
[Surprise! This is what happens when your only opponent suddenly and mysteriously drops out... -Ed.]
Hamid Karzai, the incumbent president, has been declared the winner of Afghanistan’s presidential election.Afghanistan’s election panel announced the decision on Monday after a runoff planned for November 7 was cancelled.
Karzai would have been the only candidate after his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew a day earlier.