Afghan presidential election heads for a run-off in June


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 May 2014

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah (C) smiles before a news conference in Kabul April 27, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan election headed for a second round run-off in mid-June between Abdullah Abdullah, a former opposition leader, and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani after final results on Thursday showed no candidate had won an absolute majority.

The run-off will be held on June 14 and the results will be announced on July 22.

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