Afghan presidential candidate rules out coalition deal


  • World
  • Saturday, 05 Jul 2014

Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai smiles during a news conference in Kabul June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani ruled out a coalition government with his rival Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday, quashing hopes for a power-sharing deal to defuse tensions that have threatened to split Afghanistan along ethnic lines.

Ghani and Abdullah have locked horns since the June 14 second round run-off, accusing each other of trying to manipulate the vote and declaring victory in the contest to succeed Hamid Karzai as president.

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