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In 2009, Ashraf Ghani participated in the Afghan presidential election and finished fourth. The election was held on August 20, 2009, and resulted in a runoff between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah. Ghani received 16.1% of the vote in the first round, behind Karzai (49.6%), Abdullah (27.8%), and Ramazan Bashardost (10.3%).