2019 Afghan presidential election

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The 2019 Afghan presidential election was a contentious national vote to choose Afghanistan’s president amid security challenges, political rivalries, and disputes over the results.

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instanceOf national election
presidential election
boycottedBy Taliban NERFINISHED
candidateWithdrewBeforeVote Mohammad Haneef Atmar NERFINISHED
characterizedBy Taliban attacks
allegations of fraud
low voter turnout
political dispute over results
security threats
context ongoing Afghan peace process
war in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Afghanistan
declaredWinnerBy Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
disputedBy Abdullah Abdullah NERFINISHED
disputesAdjudicatedBy Electoral Complaints Commission of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
electionDate 2019-09-28
electoralSystem two-round system
firstRoundHeld 2019-09-28
follows 2014 Afghan presidential election NERFINISHED
incumbentCandidate Ashraf Ghani NERFINISHED
languageOfBallots Dari NERFINISHED
Pashto NERFINISHED
ledTo parallel inauguration ceremonies
political crisis in Afghanistan
location Afghanistan NERFINISHED
majorCandidate Abdullah Abdullah NERFINISHED
Ashraf Ghani NERFINISHED
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar NERFINISHED
Mohammad Haneef Atmar NERFINISHED
Rahmatullah Nabil NERFINISHED
monitoredBy domestic observers
international observers
officeContested President of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
opposedBy Taliban NERFINISHED
organizedBy Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
originalScheduledDate 2019-04-20
parallelInaugurationBy Abdullah Abdullah NERFINISHED
Ashraf Ghani NERFINISHED
partOf Afghan electoral cycle
postponedTo 2019-07-20
2019-09-28
precededBy 2014 Afghan presidential election NERFINISHED
reasonForPostponement logistical challenges
security concerns
registeredVotersApprox 9.6 million
resultAnnouncedDateFinal 2020-02-18
resultAnnouncedDatePreliminary 2019-12-22
resultedIn May 2020 political agreement between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah
power-sharing negotiations
runnerUp Abdullah Abdullah NERFINISHED
secondRoundHeld no
secondRoundRequired no
voterTurnoutPercentage approximately 19
votesCastApprox 1.8 million
voteShareRunnerUpPercentage 39.52
voteShareWinnerPercentage 50.64
winner Ashraf Ghani NERFINISHED

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Abdullah Abdullah candidateInElection 2019 Afghan presidential election