Afghan election recount begins, new results expected next week; more combat deaths reportedOctober 5th, 2009 Afghan election recount begins; 2 more NATO deathsKABUL — Afghanistan edged closer to a long-awaited resolution to August's presidential vote Monday as election workers started recounting suspect ballots and an official said a ruling on whether President Hamid Karzai won or will face a runoff is expected next week. The Aug. 20 election was hampered by violence and allegations of vote-rigging that have since plunged the country into an electoral crisis while Taliban militants are expanding from their southern strongholds into the north and west.
US official: Clinton says Karzai government must earn Afghans' trust by addressing fraud claimSeptember 30th, 2009 US official says Karzai must earn Afghans' trustNEW YORK — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government must earn the trust of the Afghan people by addressing claims of serious fraud in last month's elections. In a meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta here on the sidelines of the U.N.
1 in 10 suspect Afghan ballot boxes to be recounted in disputed presidential voteSeptember 25th, 2009 1 in 10 suspect Afghan ballot boxes face recountKABUL — Afghan election officials racing to meet a narrowing window for a possible presidential runoff said Friday they will recount a sample of 10 percent of suspect ballot boxes to speed long-delayed results of the disputed election. Preliminary results from the Aug.
Full, uncertified Afghan vote tally shows Karzai at 54 percent; fraud probes pendingSeptember 16th, 2009 Full, uncertified Afghan vote: Karzai with 54 pctKABUL — Afghanistan's election commission released preliminary vote totals Wednesday showing President Hamid Karzai with 54.6 percent of the vote in the first full results to be released since the country's Aug. 20 election.
Afghan election officials to release full preliminary results after repeated delaysSeptember 16th, 2009 Full preliminary results expected from Afghan voteKABUL — Afghan election officials plan to release the full preliminary results Wednesday from last month's presidential vote, though the much-delayed total has lost some significance in an election now likely to be determined by the outcome of fraud investigations. With about 93 percent of preliminary results already released, President Hamid Karzai leads top challenger Abdullah Abdullah with 54 percent of the vote, comfortably above the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
Recounts ordered at 10 percent of Afghan polling sites because of suspicious vote talliesSeptember 15th, 2009 Recount ordered at 10 percent of Afghan vote sitesKABUL — A top election official says vote tallies from about 10 percent of Afghanistan's polling stations need to be recounted because of possible irregularities in the country's Aug. 20 presidential election.
Recount ordered at 10 pct of Afghan vote sites over suspect tallies in presidential electionSeptember 15th, 2009 Recount ordered at 10 pct of Afghan vote sitesKABUL — A U.N.-backed monitoring body ordered Afghanistan's election commission to recount ballots from about 10 percent of the country's polling stations because of suspicious totals in last month's presidential vote, an official said Tuesday. The recount order raises the possibility that President Hamid Karzai's lead could drop below the 50 percent threshold, forcing the country to hold a second-round runoff between Karzai and top challenger Abdullah Abdullah.
Afghan body to recount ballots from 10 percent polling centresSeptember 15th, 2009 KABUL - Election authorities said Tuesday they would recount ballots from around 10 percent of the polling stations in last month's presidential vote due to indications of fraud. The UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) ordered the recount after receiving more than 2,000 complaints of fraud, with hundreds of them said to be serious enough to affect the outcome.
Recount order affects 10 pct of Afghan vote sites over suspect counts in presidential electionSeptember 15th, 2009 Recount order affects 10 pct of Afghan vote sitesKABUL — Ballots from about 10 percent of Afghanistan's polling stations must be recounted because of suspicions of fraud in last month's presidential election, according to an order from a U.N.-backed body, an official said Tuesday. The recounts raise the possibility that President Hamid Karzai's lead could drop below the 50 percent threshold, forcing the country to hold a second-round runoff between Karzai and top challenger Abdullah Abdullah.
Afghan complaints body throws out ballots from 83 polling stations in Karzai strongholdsSeptember 10th, 2009 Fraud group voids ballots from Afghan electionKABUL — A U.N.-backed fraud commission threw out votes Thursday from 83 polling stations and ordered recounts at hundreds of others in three provinces that form Afghan President Hamid Karzai's political base, reducing his chances of avoiding a runoff. It was the first time the commission has flexed its muscles in the aftermath of an Aug.
Commission probing fraud in Afghan vote issues first order to exclude ballots from final countSeptember 10th, 2009 Fraud commission excludes ballots in Afghan voteKABUL — The U.N.-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's election issued its first orders Thursday to exclude some ballots from the final tally. The Aug. 20 poll has been increasingly marred by reports of ballot-box stuffing and suspicious tallies.
UN-backed commission orders recount in Afghanistan as Karzai nears outright winSeptember 8th, 2009 Karzai nears win as recount ordered in AfghanistanKABUL — A U.N.-backed commission Tuesday ordered a recount of tainted ballots from the Afghan presidential vote, saying it had "convincing evidence of fraud," even as President Hamid Karzai for the first time surpassed the threshold needed to avoid a run-off and win re-election. Doubts are growing about the Aug.
UN-backed commission orders Afghan recount as Karzai wins majority of votesSeptember 8th, 2009 Afghan recount ordered because of fraud chargesKABUL — A U.N.-backed commission found "convincing evidence" of fraud Tuesday in Afghanistan's presidential election and ordered a recount of suspect ballots in at least three provinces, a process that could take months. At the same time, Afghan officials released new returns that give President Hamid Karzai 54 percent of the vote with nearly all ballots tallied, enough to avoid a run-off unless large numbers of tainted ballots are ultimately thrown out.
UN-backed commission orders Afghan recount as Karzai nears outright winSeptember 8th, 2009 Afghan recount ordered; Karzai nears outright winKABUL — A U.N.-backed commission Tuesday ordered a recount of tainted ballots from the Afghan presidential vote, saying it had "convincing evidence of fraud," even as President Hamid Karzai for the first time surpassed the threshold needed to avoid a run-off and win re-election. Doubts are growing about the Aug.
Albanian election officials confirm prime minister's re-election after recountsJuly 27th, 2009 Albanian prime minister's re-election confirmedTIRANA, Albania — Albanian officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Sali Berisha's party has won re-election following a lengthy recount process. Election officials said Berisha's Democrats won 68 seats in the June 28 general election, while allies set to join the next government won two seats in the 140-seat parliament.
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