FACTBOX - Reactions to Karzai's re-election as Afghan president
REUTERS - Afghanistan's election commission declared Hamid Karzai re-elected as president on Monday after it cancelled a run-off following the withdrawal of his only challenger.
The run-off, called after the first round in August was marred by widespread fraud, was to have been held on Nov. 7.
Following are views and reactions:
* GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER GUIDO WESTERWELL:
"The challenges the new president faces are immense: reconstruction, security, the fight against corruption. We expect him to be determined in tackling these issues. We also expect him to work hard to unite the different factions of Afghan society and to be the president of all Afghans.
FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER BERNARD KOUCHNER said he would support "a system where Karzai and his chief adversary, Abdullah, work together. I believe that would be a clear progress towards peace."
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