Reports from Kabul indicate that differences continue between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani on the proposed power-sharing agreement to resolve the disputed June presidential election run-off. The audit of all the 8 million votes has been completed. However, the final result, which will certainly go in Ghani’s favour, has not been declared over fears of widespread unrest among the Tajiks and Hazaras if Abdullah does not accept it. It is unlikely that he will do so unless the deal is worked out to his satisfaction.
Fraud, power sharing and Afghan elections
The Political Indian republished an article written by Vivek Katju for the Gateway House website on the Afghanistan’s presidential which examines the possibility of power sharing agreement in an election marred by fraud