Brussels, 03/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - Following the surprise withdrawal of Abdullah Abdullah from the race to be president and the cancellation of the second round of voting in the presidential election, scheduled for 7 November, outgoing President (and only candidate in the running) Hamid Karzai has been declared the winner and confirmed as president for a second term of office. In a statement issued by the Swedish Presidency on Tuesday 3 November, the EU “welcomes the conclusion of the...