Kerry In Kabul To Try To Break Deadlock Over Afghan Presidency -- Reuters
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday for his second visit in under a month to push a deal between the country's two presidential candidates on how to share power after an audit of a disputed election is complete.
Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah shook hands on an agreement to resolve the election row after Kerry's visit in July but they remain far apart on critical components of their pact to form a united government.
Although a painstaking audit of all eight million ballots cast in the second round of voting is under way, neither candidate has openly endorsed the process and the deadlock has raised the spectre of violent conflict along ethnic lines.
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2 comments:
I bet that when "hanging Chad" is spoken of in Afghanistan they really mean it.
Good one James. I forgot about that U.S. election experience.
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