Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has been declared the winner of last September's election following delays due to allegations of vote-rigging. Ghani was re-elected with 50.64% of the vote, officials said. But his main rival Abdullah, who came second with 39.52%, contested the result, declared victory, and vowed to form his own parallel government. Opponents of Ghani said the 28 September vote was marred by massive fraud and technical problems. Election commission chief Hawa Alam Nuristani announced the result during a press conference in Kabul.

Source: Sunday Observer February 19, 2020 05:15 UTC