Afghan boycott would not de-legitimise poll: ClintonUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that a boycott boycott, concerted economic or social ostracism of an individual, group, or nation to express disapproval or coerce change. The practice was named (1880) after Capt. of the run-off election in Afghanistan by runner-up Abdullah Abdullah would not de-legitimise the poll. Clinton, who was asked whether the outcome of a run-off with only one candidate would result in a legitimate government, said such situations are "not unprecedented" and occur in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. "We see that happen in our own country where, for whatever combination of reasons, one of the candidates decides not to go forward. I don't think it has anything to do with the legitimacy LEGITIMACY. The state of being born in wedlock; that is, in a lawful manner. 2. Marriage is considered by all civilized nations as the only source of legitimacy; the qualities of husband and wife must be possessed by the parents in order to make the offspring of the election," she said. Earlier on Saturday, an official in the Abdullah campaign said the former foreign minister was poised to boycott the run-off unless incumbent Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (Persian and Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. December 24, 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime. bows to a series of demands from him. Following widespread fraud in the August first round, Abdullah has demanded that Karzai sack the head of the Independent Electoral Commission South Africa The Independent Electoral Commission in South Africa has managed all the country's national and local government elections since the first multiracial election on 27 April 1994. and suspend four ministers who campaigned for the incumbent. "I'm not going to comment on what any of the candidates might decide to do," Clinton said, adding: "It's a personal choice which may or may not be made." 
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