With more than 94 percent of ballots counted and the official tally showing Karzai winning more than 55 percent, Karzai's main rival, former Education Minister Mohammad Yunos Qanuni, conceded defeat yesterday.
Qanuni's spokesman Sayyed Hamid Nuri said the Qanuni campaign does not want a fresh crisis and will respect the results.
However, the spokesman said Qanuni, who reportedly has about 16 percent of the vote, still wants allegations of irregularities in the 9 October poll probed by international experts.
Electoral officials said the final outcome of the election will not be released until the vote count is finished and investigations of alleged irregularities are completed.
(AP/AFP/Reuters)
Qanuni's spokesman Sayyed Hamid Nuri said the Qanuni campaign does not want a fresh crisis and will respect the results.
However, the spokesman said Qanuni, who reportedly has about 16 percent of the vote, still wants allegations of irregularities in the 9 October poll probed by international experts.
Electoral officials said the final outcome of the election will not be released until the vote count is finished and investigations of alleged irregularities are completed.
(AP/AFP/Reuters)
