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Fraud declared in Afghanistan election by UN investigators

Kazakhstan News.Net
Monday 19th October, 2009

The UN backed commission investigating fraud in the Afghan presidential poll has ordered the invalidation of results from 210 polling stations.
The UN backed commission investigating fraud in the Afghan presidential poll has ordered the invalidation of results from 210 polling stations.

A second round of voting may now be on the cards, after evidence discoverd by the Electoral Complaints Commission.

The Commission has said it discovered clear and convincing evidence of fraud after its nearly two-month-long investigation into Afghanistan's August 20th poll.

A certain percentage of each candidate's votes have been ordered to be scapped by the commission.

UN officials have said they are now expecting an announcement from the Independent Election Commission of a final certified result or the requirement for a second round of voting.

Preliminary results from the election showed Afghan President Hamid Karzai winning with 54 percent.

His nearest rival, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, had 28 percent.

Karzai officials have said they will await a ruling from election officials before making a statement.

Mr Karzai's election team has previously criticised the Electoral Complaints Commission procedure for collecting voting information.

Most of the fraudulent ballots are believed to benefit the Afghan president.
 

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Comments on this story

Tomjai
10-19-09, 08:46 PM

UN orders partial Afghanistan vote to be scrapped

If UN has the right and Power to scrap the vote..UN should do it in Myanmar ( Berma) too.

tj

Anonymous
10-20-09, 02:00 AM

No Nations or organization can declared an election of an independent country is/ARE VOID.Who are we to tell a nation that an election is fraud.The UN should declare India,Philippines,China and Russia election are fraud and should have another election.that is a bunch of bullshits.May be Obama election is fraud too because he do not want to show his birth certificate......Who knows?

khalil
10-20-09, 03:44 AM

Elecation

the UN shuld dosnt say that in elecation exsitence fraud they condem those peuple that they have done Fraud and dont ley them for the second elecation.

Anonymous
10-20-09, 05:19 AM

Some white folks from UN telling a third world country how to ran third country. I think the UN are a bunch of hoods> How come they can not Venezuela that the election of Chavez is a fraud.

S Hussain
10-20-09, 08:45 AM

Take time and call the winner to share little seats or use media

Mr Karzai has lost his popularity within Afghanistan and failed to keep safety. Even WARDAK (just near to kabul) is now unsafe. Afghani decided to replace Mr Karzai but UN instead of taking clear image in this has shown once again his love with US by removing one of his member who tried to open the fraud made by ruling government.

Sir Ron
10-20-09, 10:25 AM

The UN backed commission investigating fraud in the Afghan presidential poll has ordered the invalidation of results from 210 polling stations.
No Shit! Fraud...wow...shocking.

Sir Ron
10-20-09, 10:32 AM

TO Anonymous / 10-20-09, 05:19AM

Anonymous writes:
Some white folks from UN telling a third world country how to ran third country. I think the UN are a bunch of hoods>
WHY IT GOTTA BE WHITE FOLKS? You racist piece of scum...Do me a favor, slap ur daddy for me for raisin' you stupid.


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