According to Ahmad Shjua, author of the blog Afghanistan Analysis, Abdullah has been able to gather votes in regions populated by ethnic Hazaras with the help of his vice president, Haji Mohammad Mohaqeq.
Laut Ahmad Shjua, dem Autor des Blogs Afghanistan Analysis, habe Abdullah es mit Hilfe seines Vizepräsidentschaftskandidaten Haji Mohammad Mohaqeq geschafft, Stimmen in Regionen zu sammeln, in denen Hazara leben.