TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in early reaction to the results announced by the election commission on Monday reiterated that he has won the controversial presidential race, but vowed that he would not allow his current debates to end in civil war or a disintegration of his country."No doubt, we are the winner of the election," Abdullah said, addressing his supporters in Kabul on Tuesday after the announcement of the preliminary results of the June 14 election by Afghanistan Independent Election Commission.
He vowed to defend the votes of the people, and asked them to give him time to materialize his promises.
Meantime, Abdullah voiced strong opposition to the likely plots to disintegrate Afghanistan, and said he doesnt like to see his country in civil war.
Preliminary election results announced by the commission on Monday afternoon showed that Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has won over 56% and his rival Abdullah has gathered over 43% of the votes cast in Afghanistan's presidential election.
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission announced on Monday afternoon that initial results show Ashraf ghani Ahmadzai has won 4,485,000 (56.44%) and Abdullah Abdullah has collected 3,461,000 (43.56%) of the votes.
Yet, the commission cautioned that final results may change after all complaints are dealt with, adding that "we do not deny fraud in the election."
The Afghanistan election headed for a second round run-off between former opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani after final results showed no candidate had won an absolute majority. Abdullah took the lead with 45 percent of votes, followed by Ghani with 31.6 percent in the first round.
Final results will be announced on July 22, the commission chief said.
The Afghanistan election commission figures showed over 8 million voters, but Abdullah Abdullah has stressed that less than 5 to maximum 6 million people have taken part in the elections.
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has vowed to step down at the end of his term, stressing that he would not remain in office even for one more day after his term ends. The new president will be sworn in in August.
By Fars News Agency
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