The Independent Election Commission announced President Ashraf Ghani as winner of Afghanistan’s presidential election during a press conference on Tuesday.

The final results of the election, according to the IEC, show that President Ashraf Ghani has the highest count with 50.6% of the total, with 923,592 votes.

The final results of the election show that Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has 39.52% of the total, with 720,841 votes, according to the IEC.

In this episode host Karim Amini discusses the topic with the following guests:

Mohammad Umer Daudzai, Ghani’s campaign team head

Ali Ahmad Osmani, Abdullah’s campaign team head

Zia Rafat, university lecturer

Yusuf Rashid, head of the Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan

Bashir Ahmad Tayanj, member of Abdullah’s team

Fraidoon Khwazoon, spokesman for Abdullah’s team