(2 Nov 2009) SHOTLIST
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1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon walking down red carpet, shaking hands before entering building
2. Various of Ban seated for talks with Karzai
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3. Wide of news conference given by Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission
4. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Azizullah Lodin, Independent Election Commission chairman:
"The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan decided that for the above mentioned reasons and with the authority that Article 156 of the constitution of Afghanistan and article 49 of the electoral law gives to this institution, we declare that Mr Hamid Karzai, who got the majority of votes in the first round and is the only candidate in the second round of elections for Afghanistan in 2009, we declare as elected president of Afghanistan."
5. Wide of news conference
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6. Ban shaking hands with former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah who pulled out of presidential race
7. Ban and Abdullah entering building
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8. Wide of news conference with Ban
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
"We will not be deterred, we cannot be deterred, and we must not be deterred, and the work of the United Nations will continue."
10. Camera cutaway
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
"The United Nations and the international community will stand by in working together with the next president, next government and the people of Afghanistan."
12. Reporter cutaway
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Siddique Aleem, UN spokesperson:
"We welcome the decision today by the Independent Election Commission to forgo the run-off and the declaration that President Karzai has now been declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential elections for this year."
14. Cutaway of hands
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Siddique Aleem, UN spokesperson:
"The challenges that Afghanistan faces are significant and we hope that the new president will move swiftly to form a cabinet which can command both the respect of the Afghan people and the international community. The United Nations stands solid with the people of Afghanistan and the new president to help meet some of those challenges over the coming months."
16. Mid shot of interview
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Siddique Aleem, UN spokesperson:
"We have been very encouraged by the assurances that they have made to us and we hope that those assurances to retain calm are maintained over the coming days."
18. Wide of interview
STORYLINE
Afghanistan's election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot on Monday, cancelling a planned runoff two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round.
Karzai's challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, dropped out of the race on Sunday because he said the vote would not be free or fair.
Independent Election Commission chairman Azizullah Lodin announced Karzai as the victor during a news conference in Kabul.
Lodin said that the commission had the authority to make the decision because the Afghan constitution only allows for a runoff between two candidates.
There is a chance that the decision could be contested, but the international community appears to be lining up behind the ruling.
A spokesman for Abdullah said the decision did not reflect Afghan law but declined to say if the candidate would challenge it.
He said Abdullah would give his reaction in a speech on Tuesday.
Kazai and Abdullah had been in talks about the possibility of a power-sharing deal.
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