2019 Afghan presidential election

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The 2019 Afghan presidential election was a contentious national vote to choose Afghanistan’s president amid security challenges, political rivalries, and disputes over the results.

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instanceOf national election
presidential election
boycottedBy Taliban
candidateWithdrewBeforeVote Mohammad Haneef Atmar
characterizedBy Taliban attacks
allegations of fraud
low voter turnout
political dispute over results
security threats
context ongoing Afghan peace process
war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
continent Asia
country Afghanistan
declaredWinnerBy Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan
disputedBy Abdullah Abdullah
disputesAdjudicatedBy Electoral Complaints Commission of Afghanistan
electionDate 2019-09-28
electoralSystem two-round system
firstRoundHeld 2019-09-28
follows 2014 Afghan presidential election
incumbentCandidate Ashraf Ghani
languageOfBallots Dari
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
ledTo parallel inauguration ceremonies
political crisis in Afghanistan
location Afghanistan
majorCandidate Abdullah Abdullah
Ashraf Ghani
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Mohammad Haneef Atmar
Rahmatullah Nabil
monitoredBy domestic observers
international observers
officeContested President of Afghanistan
opposedBy Taliban
organizedBy Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan
originalScheduledDate 2019-04-20
parallelInaugurationBy Abdullah Abdullah
Ashraf Ghani
partOf Afghan electoral cycle
postponedTo 2019-07-20
2019-09-28
precededBy 2014 Afghan presidential election
reasonForPostponement logistical challenges
security concerns
registeredVotersApprox 9.6 million
resultAnnouncedDateFinal 2020-02-18
resultAnnouncedDatePreliminary 2019-12-22
resultedIn May 2020 political agreement between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah
power-sharing negotiations
runnerUp Abdullah Abdullah
secondRoundHeld no
secondRoundRequired no
voterTurnoutPercentage approximately 19
votesCastApprox 1.8 million
voteShareRunnerUpPercentage 39.52
voteShareWinnerPercentage 50.64
winner Ashraf Ghani

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Abdullah Abdullah candidateInElection 2019 Afghan presidential election