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| Karzai 'heading for election win' | Karzai 'heading for election win' |
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| Afghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign chief says he has won enough votes to secure a majority without the need for a second round run-off. | Afghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign chief says he has won enough votes to secure a majority without the need for a second round run-off. |
| Deen Mohammad said the president had won a majority and no second round would be needed. | |
| But a spokesman for Mr Karzai's main rival, Abdullah Abdullah, also claimed victory, and electoral officials warned against speculation about the result. | |
| Millions of Afghans defied Taliban threats to vote in Thursday's election. | Millions of Afghans defied Taliban threats to vote in Thursday's election. |
| Official results had not been expected for a couple of weeks, but the Afghan Election Commission confirmed on Friday that ballot counting was over for the presidential election in all parts of the country. | Official results had not been expected for a couple of weeks, but the Afghan Election Commission confirmed on Friday that ballot counting was over for the presidential election in all parts of the country. |
| One election commission official, Zekria Barakzai, told the AFP news agency that he expected the official results to be announced next week. | One election commission official, Zekria Barakzai, told the AFP news agency that he expected the official results to be announced next week. |
| "The turnout was different from south to the north and central parts of Afghanistan but still it is satisfactory and I expect that turnout will be from 40 to 50%," he said. | "The turnout was different from south to the north and central parts of Afghanistan but still it is satisfactory and I expect that turnout will be from 40 to 50%," he said. |
| Deen Mohammad told Reuters that his claim of a Karzai victory was based on reports from nearly 29,000 monitors his campaign team had at polling stations across the country. | Deen Mohammad told Reuters that his claim of a Karzai victory was based on reports from nearly 29,000 monitors his campaign team had at polling stations across the country. |
| But Abdullah Abdullah's spokesman Fazl Sangcharaki denied Mr Mohammad's claims. | But Abdullah Abdullah's spokesman Fazl Sangcharaki denied Mr Mohammad's claims. |
| "It isn't true," he said. "We also say, 'May be we don't need a second round and Abdullah won'." | "It isn't true," he said. "We also say, 'May be we don't need a second round and Abdullah won'." |