Afghanistan Electoral Commission rejects some votes due to irregularities

September 17th, 2009 KABUL - President Hamid Karzai called for prudence Thursday, a day after preliminary official results gave him an outright win in the first round of a presidential election that was plagued by charges of vote rigging. Despite the problems that have arisen, the voting was a success, Karzai said at a press conference, adding that the victor could only be declared when Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission and the UN-backed Election Complaints Commission release the final results.

September 17th, 2009 KABUL - European Union monitors believe that about one-third of the votes cast for President Hamid Karzai in the Aug. 20 election are suspicious and should be examined for fraud.

September 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.

September 12th, 2009 'No winners' yet in Afghan poll, Karzai aheadKABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai hung onto his 54 percent to 28 percent lead over his closest rival Sunday in the presidential contest as the vote count ground on in the face of fraud allegations. Despite the lopsided margin, the U.N.

September 12th, 2009 'No winners' yet as Afghans to release prelim voteKABUL — The U.N. mission in Afghanistan warned Saturday there are "no winners" yet in the country's presidential election, as the Afghan election commission prepared to release full results for the first time.

September 12th, 2009 'No winners' yet as Afghans examine vote fraudKABUL — There's still no preliminary winner in Afghanistan's presidential vote. Election officials released just a sliver of new results Saturday, showing President Hamid Karzai with 54 percent and challenger Abdullah Abdullah with 28 percent.

September 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.

September 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.

September 8th, 2009 UN-backed commission orders Afghan vote recountsKABUL — The U.N.-backed commission ordered a re-count Tuesday of ballots where it had found "convincing evidence" of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election, including polling stations where all votes were cast for a single candidate. Widespread allegations of ballot-box stuffing and suspicious tallies are threatening the legitimacy of Afghanistan's Aug.

September 8th, 2009 200,000 ballots rejected for fraud in Afghan voteKABUL — About 200,000 votes have been thrown out of the tally of Afghan election results because of fraud, an election official said Tuesday. Widespread allegations of ballot-box stuffing and suspicious tallies are threatening the legitimacy of Afghanistan's Aug.

September 8th, 2009 Karzai has 54 pct of Afghan vote amid fraud claimsKABUL — President Hamid Karzai surpassed for the first time the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a run-off in Afghanistan's presidential election, according to preliminary results released Tuesday, but with fraud allegations rising, a U.N.-backed commission ordered a re-count of tainted ballots. The chief electoral officer of the Afghan-run Independent Election Commission, Daoud Ali Najafi, said that recounting votes could take "two or three months," meaning the already over-extended election is likely far from over.

September 8th, 2009 Karzai has 54 pct in Afghan of fraud-tainted voteKABUL — President Hamid Karzai surpassed for the first time the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a run-off in Afghanistan's presidential election, according to preliminary results released Tuesday, but with fraud allegations rising, a U.N.-backed commission ordered a re-count of tainted ballots. The chief electoral officer of the Afghan-run Independent Election Commission, Daoud Ali Najafi, said that recounting votes could take "two or three months," meaning the already over-extended election is likely far from over.

September 5th, 2009 Afghan presidential challenger wants results heldKABUL — The leading challenger in Afghanistan's presidential vote urged electoral officials Saturday to stop announcing preliminary results because of "highly suspicious numbers" in tallies released so far. Results from the Aug.

August 26th, 2009 KABUL - Continuing uncertainty surrounds the forthcoming results of the second presidential elections in Afghanistan, with claims and counter claims being projected by key candidates. However, notwithstanding Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwol's claim that incumbent President Hamid Karzai will win the elections by an overwhelming vote of 68 percent, an analysis has revealed that ethnicity will be a major factor in determining how the people of Afghanistan will vote.

June 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi Saturday refused to support a panel set up by the electoral watchdog Guardian Council to conduct a partial recount of votes in the disputed presidential election, a media report said. Refusing to be cowed by attacks on his party offices, Moussavi again demanded for fresh polls.