Karzai soon declared winner

A panel investigating the Afghan presidential elections says voting irregularities were not enough to affect the final outcome.

Officials say that president Hamid Karzai to be declared winner.

One election official, Sultan Baheen, has already told journalists that “Karzai is the winner”.

The commission is expected to formally announce the result later on Wednesday. Mr Karzai won 55% of the vote.


But there were numerous complaints.