[Tolo News] At a gathering in Kabul on Tuesday, in front of a number of high-ranking officials and Afghan media representatives, leading presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun...
said a runoff round - required by law to determine the winner if no one gets an outright majority - would be a waste of time.
The ceremony was held in commemoration of the Mujahiddin (8 Sawr) who fought for Afghanistan's independence from the Soviet Union. However,
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most of the day's discourse was focused around the presidential election, the outcome of which remains unclear despite the fact that Abdullah leads the preliminary results by a health margin.
"We are committed to defending Afghans' rights and safeguard their votes, and we are asking the electoral commissions to do their duties honestly and fairly," Abdullah said. "They should know that the people understand everything that going on."
Although he said it would be a waste of time, Abdullah and his team expressed confidence that if there was a second round, which would include the top two contenders from the first round, that they would triumph. Based on the preliminary results announced by election officials last weekend, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai would likely be the candidate to face off with Abdullah in the runoff.