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Afghanistan
Fraud Allegations Mount in Afghan Election
2009-09-01
[Quqnoos] The Electoral Complaints Commission said on Sunday that 567 serious allegations of abuse have been filed with the commission. The ECC said the challenges and complaints may affect the outcome of the Aug 20 presidential election.

The number of allegations has doubled over the past two weeks, all indicating fraud in the process.
Some indicating fraud in the process. Some indicating the thought that there's something to be got if one alleges fraud.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced partial results of the vote on Saturday, placing incumbent Hamid Karzai in the lead, but not by enough to avoid a second round against his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah. With 35 percent of polling stations tallied so far, the latest partial preliminary results show President Karzai has collected 46.3 percent of the vote and Abdullah 31.4.

Abdullah, a former foreign minister, has warned that people should not accept the outcome of the election if cheating becomes the deciding factor. Abdullah said massive rigging occurred on Election Day.

The ECC said it was now looking into 2,493 complaints, including 567 it classifies as serious.
Or roughly 25%. How did the U.S. do last November?
To avoid a run-off, a candidate must win more than 50 percent of the vote.

The IEC is expected to announce the official final results in 16 September. In the event that the election steps in for a second round, it would be held in October.
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