Karzai Seen Winning Outright First-Round Victory
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The latest official preliminary results from Afghanistan&#39;s 9 October 9 presidential election show transitional leader Hamid Karzai has won the clear majority needed for an outright first-round victory.
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October 21, 2004 -- KABUL - Interim leader Hamid Karzai remained on course to win Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election as the vote count passed the halfway mark yesterday.
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With over half the votes counted by  Thursday, Hamid Karzai was on course to win Afghanistan's first  democratic presidential election, the climax of momentous  change brought by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United  States.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on  course Tuesday for an outright victory in the country's  historic presidential election with more than a quarter of the  votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Interim leader Hamid Karzai has clinched a majority of the votes in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election under near-complete results Monday, leaving him all but certain of becoming this war-wrecked nation&#39;s first democratically
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Interim leader Hamid Karzai has won a majority of estimated votes cast in Afghanistan's landmark presidential elections, according to preliminary results released Sunday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on course on Tuesday for an outright victory in the country's historic presidential election with almost a quarter of the votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.
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The interim Afghan President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to final victory as he has captured 54.3 percent of over 7 million votes counted till Sunday noon, said Afghan election commission website.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has won more than half of the vote and is likely to be officially declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s election this week.
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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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Hamid Karzaiâs chief rivals in Afghanistanâs presidential election conceded defeat today after the US-backed interim leader was declared its first popularly elected leader.
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KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan&#39;s interim leader, Hamid Karzai, held a 45 percentage point lead Monday in preliminary results from the country&#39;s first presidential election, though a chief rival said the validity of the vote was in doubt.
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KABUL: Hamid Karzai was set Monday to become Afghanistan&#39;s 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 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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Afghan President Hamid Karzai won almost 60 percent of the vote in early counting from the Oct. 9 presidential election, according to the election Web site.
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Indications show that Afghanistan&#39;s Interim President Hamid Karzai has won the first presidential elections in the country&#39;s history.
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KABUL, Afghanistan: Interim leader Hamid Karzai has moved far ahead of his rivals in early results from Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential elections as ballot counting -- delayed over alleged irregularities -- has gathered speed.