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Electoral billboard with the picture of incumbent president Hamid Karzai (C) and running mates Mohamad Qasim Fahim (L) and Karim Khalili (R) in Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP Photo / Pedro Ugarte)

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The paradox of Afghan elections

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Published 20 August, 2009, 17:40

"Everybody knows Hamid Karzai is inefficient, weak and unpopular leader, still everybody would tell you he’s going to win," says Georgy Mirsky, a professor from the Institute of World Economy & International Relations.

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“Still, Taliban is unable to disrupt polls in the main central provinces as they already tried before to no effect so the election is going to be all right.”

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