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.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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