Afghan presidential runner-up to form opposition party
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The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential elections has congratulated the Afghan leader on the formation of his Cabinet and said he is in the process of forming an opposition political party.
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The likely runner-up in Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential election has alleged that the vote was marred by cheating, as President Hamid Karzai appeared on course to win without a runoff.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai's main challenger yesterday backed off a boycott of Afghanistan's landmark election over allegations of fraud, saying he would accept the formation of an independent commission to look into any irregularities in the vote.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s main rival, his former Education Minister Mohammad Yunus Qanuni, has formed a political party to contest the April parliamentary election.
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KABUL  - Incumbent leader Hamid Karzai&#39;s chief rival Yunus Qanooni told AFP he would accept the outcome of Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election despite his allegations of fraud.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai's rivals said Sunday it was too early to call Afghanistan's inaugural presidential election, despite the interim leader's dominant showing after three days of vote-counting.    The U.S.-backed incumbent's main challenger, Yunus Qanooni, insisted that a full count and a proper investigation by a panel of foreign experts on fraud allegations could yet put him in the running...
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Hamid Karzai's main rival for the Afghan  presidency conceded defeat Sunday with less than six percent of  the vote count remaining.
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The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential elections congratulated Mr. Karzai on Saturday on the formation of his cabinet, but said
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The likely runner-up in Afghanistan's  historic presidential election alleged on Monday that the vote  was marred by cheating, as President Hamid Karzai appeared on  course to win without needing a second round runoff.
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An Afghan election worker puts ballot papers next to Hamid Karzai&#39;s name at Kabul&#39;s counting center on Thursday Oct. 14, 2004.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai's main challenger Monday backed off a boycott of Afghanistan's landmark election over allegations of fraud, saying he would accept the formation of an independent commission to look into any irregularities in the vote.    German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, the first foreign leader to visit since Saturday's election, all but declared Karzai the winner before a single ballot was counted...
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A Pakistani opposition alliance will field its jailed leader against a candidate backed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in an election for a new prime minister, an opposition spokesman said Thursday.
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The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in historic presidential elections congratulated the Afghan leader Saturday on the formation of his Cabinet, and said he is in the process of forming an opposition political party.
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Yunus Qanooni, Hamid Karzai's chief rival in Afghanistan's presidential election, said he will accept the outcome, as Karzai swept the country's south and southeast en route to outright victory.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai's deputies campaigned for him Saturday ahead of presidential elections seven days away, while the candidate himself prepared to fly to Germany to collect an international award.
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President Karzai's rival gains ground by appealing to Afghanistan's former anti-Soviet resistance fighters.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Sept. 7, 2004 - Afghanistan&#39;s historic election campaign got under way Tuesday, pitting 17 hopefuls against interim leader Hamid Karzai in the race to become the impoverished country&#39;s first popularly elected president.