India hopes for violence-free Afghan run-off poll
October 21st, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Amid continuing uncertainty in Afghanistan following the decision to hold the Nov 7 run-off election, India Wednesday said it was hopeful that the electoral process would strengthen democracy and conclude in a violence-free atmosphere.
“It is our hope that the election process will strengthen democracy in Afghanistan and will be conducted in a violence-free atmosphere,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters here.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will face his main rival, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, in a run-off election Nov 7 to resolve a contested first round that plunged Afghanistan into prolonged political uncertainty.
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