Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan presidential poll
KABUL: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has been declared the winner of last September’s election following delays due to allegations of vote-rigging.
Talking to media in Kabul, Election commission chief Hawa Alam Nuristani said 137,000 votes classed as suspicious and 12,012 votes cast outside polling hours had been found to be valid during a special audit.
Mr Ghani was re-elected with 50.64 percent, while his main rival Abdullah Abdullah came in second with 39.52 percent.
