2004 Afghan presidential election
E34191
The 2004 Afghan presidential election was Afghanistan’s first direct presidential vote after the fall of the Taliban, marking a key step in the country’s post-2001 political transition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| allegations | fraud and irregularities in voter registration and polling ⓘ |
| ballotSecurityMeasures | use of indelible ink to prevent multiple voting ⓘ |
| conflictContext | post-Taliban reconstruction period ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controversy | problems reported with indelible ink rubbing off ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| date | 9 October 2004 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system (runoff provision) ⓘ |
| electorateInclusion | included large numbers of newly registered voters ⓘ |
| eligibleVotersApprox | about 10 million ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2009 Afghan presidential election ⓘ |
| follows | fall of the Taliban government in 2001 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key step in establishing democratic institutions in Afghanistan
ⓘ
symbolized transition from interim authority to elected government ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection |
Hamid Karzai
ⓘ
surface form:
Hamid Karzai (interim president)
|
| internationalInvolvement |
heavily supported by NATO-led ISAF
ⓘ
heavily supported by the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots | multiple Afghan languages including Dari and Pashto ⓘ |
| location | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| mainOpponentOfWinner | Yunus Qanuni ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
domestic observers
ⓘ
international observers ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Joint Electoral Management Body ⓘ |
| otherNotableCandidate |
Abdul Rashid Dostum
ⓘ
Mohammad Mohaqiq ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afghan political process
ⓘ
post-2001 Afghan political transition ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2002 loya jirga that selected Hamid Karzai as interim leader ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElection | Hamid Karzai ⓘ |
| presidentBeforeElection | Hamid Karzai ⓘ |
| reasonNoRunoff | Hamid Karzai won more than 50 percent of the vote ⓘ |
| refugeeParticipation | Afghan refugees in some neighboring countries were allowed to vote ⓘ |
| resultAcceptance | major candidates eventually accepted the results ⓘ |
| roundsHeld | one ⓘ |
| runoffHeld | no ⓘ |
| securityContext | ongoing insurgency and security threats ⓘ |
| significance | first direct presidential election in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| supportedBy | United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| termLengthElectedFor | five-year presidential term ⓘ |
| type | direct election ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutApprox | about 70 percent ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| winner | Hamid Karzai ⓘ |
| winningCandidate | Hamid Karzai ⓘ |
| winningPartyOrAlliance | independent politician ⓘ |
| year | 2004 ⓘ |
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