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Election Commission Orders Recounts in Afghan Vote
Date: 9/8/2009 Sender: CDP
Election Commission Orders Recounts in Afghan Vote

By VOA News
08 September 2009

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Workers count ballots at the Independent Election Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, 27 Aug 2009
Afghanistan＇s Electoral Complaints Commission says it has found "clear and convincing evidence of fraud" in last month＇s presidential vote, and has ordered a recount of questionable ballots.

The U.N.-backed commission Tuesday ordered recounts from polling stations that reported 100 percent voter turnout, and from locations where more than 95 percent of the votes were for one candidate.

The top U.N. representative in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, called on officials to exclude any ballots that have evidence of irregularities.

About 200,000 votes have already been thrown out because of fraud.

Partial election results show Afghan President Hamid Karzai has 48.6 percent of the vote, while his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah has 31.7 percent. The count is based on returns from about 75 percent of the country＇s polling sites.

A candidate needs to win more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a run-off.

In an interview with the French daily Le Figaro published Monday, Mr. Karzai acknowledged there might have been incidents of fraud during last month＇s presidential election. But he dismissed them as "inevitable" in a newly created democracy.

Mr. Karzai also said he believes the United States is denouncing his family and political allies in an effort to undermine his position.

He said he believed that recent U.S. criticism of his running mate, Mohammad Qasim Fahim, was actually aimed at him. He also said accusations that his brother is corrupt are unfounded.


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