Abdullah Abdullah on Monday claimed to have won Saturday’s presidential election in Afghanistan.
Addressing reporters in Kabul, Abdullah said that unofficial results indicated that he was leading.
He, however, suggested that he would still wait for the official announcement of results from the Independent Election Commission.
Abdullah, who became chief executive in the National Unity Government following disputed 2014 vote, said that there would be no need for a run-off.
He said that his team would form the new government.
Preliminary results from the election are expected to be officially declared on 19 October.
Electoral bodies have urged candidates not to prejudge the outcome of the vote.
Meanwhile, EU’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, in a statement called on Afghan candidates to excercise restraint, await the officiall announcement of preliminary and final results by IEC.
“The European Union remains committed to supporting the Afghan constitutional order and the electoral process as a way to enure institutional continuity and legitimacy of Afghanistan’s political institutions,” Mogherini said.
