Dr Abdullah Abdullah (R) and close rival Dr Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (L). PHOTO: AFP/FILE
The head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani gave the breakdown of the partial results.
Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is in the lead with 44.9 per cent of the votes, closely followed by former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani with 31.5 per cent.
#IEC chief Nooristani: prilimanry results of presidential elex:
— Vote.af (@VoteAFG) April 26, 2014
Dr. Abdullah 44.9%
Dr. Ashraf Ghani 31.5%
Dr. Zalmai 11.5%
Prof. Sayyaf 7.1%
#Afghanistan #AfghanElections 64% Men & 34% Women voted. 6.8 Million votes cast.
— Bashir Ahmad Gwakh (@bashirgwakh) April 26, 2014
The two leading candidates will go to run-off elections rather than having talks about a coalition government.
Amarkhail: IEC had planned ahead for a possible runoff. Both financially & technically. #AfghanElections #AFG2014 #AFG1393 VIa @TOLOnews
— Abdulhaq Omeri (@AbdulhaqOmeri) April 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/omid_zaki/status/460059654677356545
The preliminary results are due to be finalized on May 14 after investigations into fraud complaints.
Nuristani: if runoffs were to happen, it will take place on June 7 #AfghanElections
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) April 26, 2014
Candidates hit out at results
Fazal Oriya, Abdullah's spokesperson, told the media that "the results announced by the IEC are unacceptable for us."
Ghani's spokesperson, Dr Farooqi, also said that thousands of fraudulent votes were included in the final preliminary result which affected the statistics.
After fraud allegations were made in regard to the votes, the IEC delayed the date of the announcement of the preliminary results (originally scheduled April 24) to ensure the results are free of suspect votes.
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