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Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 20 August 2009. The election resulted in victory for incumbent Hamid Karzai who won 49.67% of the vote while his main rival Abdullah Abdullah finished second with 30.59% of the vote.The election was characterized by lack of security low voter turnout and low awareness of the people about the election and election process and widespread ballot stuffing intimidation and other electoral fraud.
