Ghani To Remain As Afghan President, Preliminary Results Suggest

Incumbent Afghan President Ashraf Ghani won a second term in the September 28 election according to preliminary results announced on December 22. Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan Chairwoman Hawa Alam Nuristani said that Ghani had earned more than half of all votes. The team of Ghani's main opponent, Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, has already announced disagreement with the results.