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Afghan Candidate Steps Down in Karzai's Favor
[Quqnoos] Another Afghan presidential hopeful, Abdul Majid Samim, withdrew from the August race, vowing support for incumbent Karzai

In a news conference on Monday, Samim announced his removal and declared to back president Karzai's re-election bid in the polls.

A spokesman for the Afghan incumbent campaign office welcomed the decision of Samim -- the third Afghan candidate who have stepped down of the race in Karzai's favor.
Smoke-filled back room maneuvers instead of bluntly murdering the competition? We can be proud of our man in Kabul.
Two weeks earlier, former presidential candidates Sayed Hashimi and Baz Mohammad Kofi withdrew from their candidacy and preferred President Karzai to lead Afghanistan for another five-year term.

Most of the candidates are lacking enough financial resources to open a window for a victory through heavy campaigning in the crowded Afghan race, therefore prefer making coalition, experts say.

Earlier, another candidate, Nasrullah Baryalai stepped down in favor of hopeful Abdullah Abdullah, a key challenger of the Afghan incumbent in the elections.
Posted by: Fred 2009-08-04
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