Former World Bank Economist Ghani Wins Afghanistan Presidential Vote: Preliminary Result

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

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Afghanistan's Ghani wins presidential vote: preliminary result

Mon Jul 7, 2014 10:31am EDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's election officials declared on Monday that former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani won last month's second round of a presidential election with 56.44 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results.

His rival Abdullah Abdullah came second with 43.56 percent of the vote, the Independent Election Commission said.

Read more: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0FC0EN20140707

[2banon]

1. That's interesting

That a former World Bank economist would even consider tossing his hat in the ring for office in Afghanistan.

Curious.

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. Too bad too bad for Abdullah Abdullah.