Is The 'Fix In' For The Afghan Presidential Election?

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah addresses a news conference in Kabul June 15, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Abdullah Says Fraud Gave His Rival A Million Vote Lead In Afghan Vote -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday his opponent's apparent million-vote lead in the second round of national elections at the weekend was due to massive fraud.

Observers fear allegations of fraud on both sides could lead to a lengthy and paralyzing struggle for power along ethnic lines, threatening to derail attempts to transfer power democratically for the first time in Afghanistan's history.

"I have always maintained that the main rival is fraud," Abdullah, a former anti-Taliban resistance fighter, told reporters.

Abdullah did not name his rival Ashraf Ghani in his accusation, but his camp suggested Ghani's supporters were involved, as well as individuals connected to current President Hamid Karzai.

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Update: Afghanistan Launches Probe Into Abdullah's Election-Fraud Claims -- RFE

My Comment: I always follow elections because elections do have consequences .... more so in troubled countries like Afghanistan. As to Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah's calim that fraud is now happening .... I have to say that the red flags are now starting to "pop-up".