Fearing renewed electoral fraud, the Afghan opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah withdrew his candidacy on Sunday in the run-off ballot for president. The move leaves incumbent President Hamid Karzai the sole candidate in the elections to be held on Saturday, thus further weakening his legitimacy.
With articles from the following publications: Der Standard - Austria, Postimees - Estonia, Mladá fronta Dnes - Czech Republic, Sydsvenskan - Sweden
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