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Kabul, Feb 18 (EFE), (Camera: Jawad Jalali).- Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission on Tuesday announced incumbent President Ashraf Ghani as the winner of presidential elections held in September with more than 50 percent of the total votes, after months of delay and recounts.The IEC declared "Muhammad Ashraf Ghani, who won 923,592 votes or 50.64 percent of votes of the voters of the country, as winner and elected president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan," in a statement read out by its president Hawa Alam Nuristani.Ghani's main challenger Abdullah Abdullah, currently the country's chief executive, was second with 39.52 percent of the votes, while former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was a distant third with 3.85 percent.FOOTAGE OF THE AFGHANISTAN'S INDEPENDENT ELECTION COMMISSION (IEC) ANNOUNCING THE VICTORY OF PRESIDENT ASHRAF GHANI.
The declared winner of Niger's presidential election, ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum, arrives at the headquarters of the Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) to celebrate his victory with supporters. Bazoum won 55.75 percent of the vote, against his opponent Mahamane Ousmane's 44.25 percent. IMAGES
Honduran electoral authorities concluded a recount early Monday, more than a week after a bitterly contested presidential election, that put President Juan Orlando Hernandez in the lead, but they held back from officially declaring him the winner. IMAGES
A few hundred people gather on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood to celebrate after Democrat Joe Biden is declared the winner of the US presidential election. IMAGES
Stocks opened lower on Friday as investors wait for a presidential election winner to be declared. Wall Street bounced back from earlier lows after the jobs report showed the economy continues to recover. The Dow fell nearly 150 points, or 0.5%, in early trading. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down 0.5% and 0.9%. The Dow and S&P 500 posted gains of about 7% this week. According to CNN, the Nasdaq rallied 9% in the past five days.
William Ruto receives the certificate of his victory from the hands of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati, as Ruto was declared President-elect of Kenya despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Chebukati declared him the victor with almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga. IMAGES
While Joe Biden has publicly announced he expects to win the election, President Donald Trump does not plan to concede. Business Insider reports Trump has continued to push ahead with several lawsuits in a last-minute effort to halt states' vote counts or contest results. But sources say aides see it more as a 'slapdash legal effort' that has not borne fruit--nor is likely to. What's more, Trump's continual false claims about voter fraud and a stolen election have reportedly also made some aides uneasy. As they quietly retreat, others are looking for 2024 targets they can focus their political ambitions on.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a ready response in case President Donald Trump spreads misinformation about the election. According to Business Insider, Biden will declare victory if news organizations announce him as the winner of the presidential election on Tuesday night. Campaign advisers say Biden wants to avoid taking a defensive posture if Trump moves forward with lawsuits. We're not really concerned about what Donald Trump says. We're going to use our data, our understanding of where this is headed, and make sure that the vice president is addressing the American people. Jen O'Malley Dillon Biden campaign manager Trump has privately vowed to declare himself the winner Tuesday night if it looks like he's leading the race. But on Tuesday morning, the president told 'Fox & Friends' that he'd declare himself the winner 'if' and 'when' 'there is victory.'
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former ally of Robert Mugabe, wins the country's landmark election, results showed early Friday, in an outcome set to fuel fraud allegations as security forces patrolled the streets to prevent protests. SOUNDBITE
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