Hamid Karzai, who will complete two terms as President, is not permitted a third by Afghanistan’s Constitution.
Abdullah Abdullah, who led the first round with 45 per cent of the vote, has the best chance of fulfilling his longstanding dream of ruling the country.
But in this decisive phase of the election, the shrewd political strategists of both camps are working overnight on various permutations and combinations to get the alliance arithmetic right.
The US is keenly observing the election and will wait for the new government to ink the security pact, which will allow Washington to maintain a small military presence in Afghanistan.
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