Karzai Silently Awaits Victory Announcement
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KABUL, 26 October 2004 - Hamid Karzai was set yesterday to become Afghanistanâs first elected president after winning historic Oct. 9 polls by a landslide, but a fraud inquiry and a slow final count delayed a formal announcement.
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: Interim leader Hamid Karzai, was on course on Sunday to become Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected leader, as results poured in from its landmark vote for President.
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Afghanistan's presidential vote count is expected to conclude Tuesday but several procedural steps remain before any declaration of incumbent Hamid Karzai's landslide victory in the historic ballot.
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KABUL : President Hamid Karzai, the incumbent poised to become Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly-elected leader, said he expects the official announcement of October 9 polls on Sunday.
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Afghan leader Hamid Karzai holds his only campaign rally outside Kabul, four days ahead of presidential polls.
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Preliminary figures in the Afghan poll suggest interim Hamid Karzai has won enough votes to be elected.
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KABUL : With more than half the ballots in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election counted and outright victory virtually assured for incumbent Hamid Karzai, attention has turned to when the winner can be declared and how opposition candidates will react.
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President Hamid Karzai was formally announced the winner of the Oct. 9 presidential election by Afghanistan&#39;s electoral board this afternoon after an international
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Hamid Karzai was finally declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s landmark presidential election today, at the same time as the militants threatening to kill three UN hostages who were in the country to oversee the election pushed back their deadline by 12
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PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai continued to maintain his lead over his rival candidates in the presidential elections.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told his supporters to vote without fear at a rally in a Kabul stadium the Taliban once used for beheadings.
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CAIRO, October 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai is confident in his victory at the direct presidential election in the country on October 9, his spokesman Hamid Elmi said on Tuesday.
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KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote count is expected to conclude Tuesday but several procedural steps remain before any declaration of incumbent Hamid Karzai&#39;s landslide victory in the historic ballot.
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Interim leader Hamid Karzai appeared set to become Afghanistan&#39;s first directly elected leader after preliminary results Sunday showed he had won a majority in landmark presidential elections.
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US-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai was nearing victory in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote, election officials said, as the number of ballots counted passed the half way mark.
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With 99 percent of the votes still to be  counted in Afghanistan's presidential election, incumbent Hamid  Karzai has taken a lead many observers expect him to retain  right to the end of a marathon count.
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Early results from the Afghan election suggest interim president Hamid Karzai has won enough votes for victory.