Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Afghan Election Results Delayed Until July 7



Afghan Election Results Delayed Amid Fraud Accusations -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Preliminary results from Afghanistan's presidential election, due to be announced on Wednesday, have been delayed, an election official said, amid accusations of fraud that threaten to split the fragile country along ethnic lines.

Votes from around 2,000 polling stations in the June 14 run-off are to be reviewed and recounted, said Sharifa Zurmati Wardak of the Independent Election Commission (IEC).

The contest pitted former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah against former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani.

"This will take nearly a week and the final result won’t be announced on time," Wardak told Reuters.

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More News On Afghanistan's Election Results Being Delayed Because Of Fraud Accusations

Afghanistan to Release Election Results July 7 -- ABC News/AP
Afghanistan election result faces delay amid fraud allegations -- Deutsche Welle
Afghan election result delayed until Monday for fraud audit -- West Australian/AFP
Afghanistan Presidential Election Results Delayed -- VOA
Afghan candidate Abdullah Abdullah 'would accept' defeat -- BBC
Amid Claims of Fraud, Afghan Presidential Candidate Vows More Deadlock -- New York Times
Afghanistan's Slow-Motion Election Strains A Fragile Country -- Sean Carberry, NPR
How to save Afghanistan's democratic moment -- Omar Samad, Al Jazeera

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