Karzai questions credibility of UN vote fraud panelOctober 14th, 2009 KABUL - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has expressed concern about the investigation into election fraud in Afghanistan. In an interview on US TV, the BBC quoted Karzai, as saying that the resignation of an Afghan member of the UN-backed panel "cast serious doubt" on its work.
CIA director tells Voice of America: Karzai appears to have won Afghan electionSeptember 18th, 2009 CIA director: Karzai appears to have wonWASHINGTON — CIA Director Leon Panetta says Afghan President Hamid Karzai appears to have won re-election despite charges of fraud and corruption in the vote. Panetta said in an interview with Voice of America radio taped Wednesday that Karzai appears to have enough votes to carry the election even after fraudulent votes are eliminated.
Karzai gets absolute majority in Afghan presidential pollSeptember 16th, 2009 KABUL - President Hamid Karzai won an absolute majority in Afghanistan's presidential election, the official election commission announced Wednesday. Incumbent Karzai won 54.6 percent of the vote in the Aug 20 poll, nearly double the 27.8 percent of his nearest rival, Abdullah Abdullah, the commission said.
Afghan election commission favours Karzai, says AbdullahSeptember 10th, 2009 KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, the main challenger to President Hamid Karzai in the Afghan presidential election, Thursday accused the country's election commission of corruption and bias towards the incumbent. In an interview with the BBC, the former foreign minister accused Karzai of fraud, saying the election was stolen from the Afghan people.
Karzai backs election commission despite bias charges, highlighting gap with outside overseersSeptember 9th, 2009 Karzai backs Afghan election commissionKABUL — President Hamid Karzai stressed his support for Afghanistan's election commission Wednesday as international trust in the group appeared to erode following allegations of widespread fraud in last month's presidential poll. Karzai's praise for the Independent Election Commission came a day after it announced preliminary results giving him more than 50 percent of the vote, the threshold for avoiding a runoff against his top challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.
Karzai hails Afghan election resultsSeptember 9th, 2009 KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday welcomed the partial election results announced by the Independent Elections Commission, ignoring reports of "clear proof" of fraud by a UN-backed commission. Karzai congratulated Afghan voters for going to the polls despite Taliban intimidation.
Afghan electoral officials discard about 200,000 votes because of fraudSeptember 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.
Karzai has 54 pct in Afghan vote, passing threshold for outright victory, amid fraud claimsSeptember 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.
Karzai has 54 pct in Afghan vote, passing key threshold, but concerns grow over fraudSeptember 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.
Votes thrown out at 447 Afghan polling sites; Karzai closer to 50 percent in election tallySeptember 6th, 2009 Votes thrown out at 447 Afghan polling sitesKABUL — Afghan election officials say they have thrown out votes at 447 voting sites across the country because of fraud allegations. The head of the Independent Election Commission Daoud Ali Najafi couldn't say how many votes are affected.
Karzai creeps closer to 50 percent in Afghan vote; Abdullah far behind at 30 percentSeptember 6th, 2009 Karzai edges closer to 50 percent in Afghan voteKABUL — President Hamid Karzai nudged closer to the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff in Afghanistan's election, according to the latest results released Sunday. The Aug. 20 ballot has been marred by accusations of vote-rigging and election officials said they threw out results from 447 out of more than 26,000 polling sites because of fraud allegations.
Karzai extends lead in Afghan vote, moves closer to 50 percent threshold, vote officials saySeptember 2nd, 2009 Karzai extends lead in Afghan election with 47 pctKABUL — Afghanistan's election commission says President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to the 50 percent threshold that would allow him to avoid a run-off in the country's presidential election. In results released Wednesday, Karzai has 47.3 percent of votes counted while top challenger Abdullah Abdullah has 32.6 percent.
Karzai keeps big lead in new Afghan vote results, though still short of 50 percent thresholdAugust 31st, 2009 Karzai keeps big lead in new Afghan vote resultsKABUL — Afghanistan's election commission says President Hamid Karzai still has a big lead with ballots now counted from almost half the country's voting stations. In the latest results released Monday, Karzai has 45.8 percent of votes counted, while top challenger Abdullah Abdullah has 33.2 percent.
Karzai increases lead to 46 percent in Afghan vote countAugust 29th, 2009 Karzai increases lead to 46 pct in Afghan electionKABUL — President Hamid Karzai widened his lead in Afghanistan's presidential race as new vote tallies were released Saturday, inching closer to the 50 percent threshold of votes he needs to avoid a run-off. As Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission slowly releases partial results from the Aug.
Afghan commission says fraud complaints extensive enough to sway results of presidential voteAugust 23rd, 2009 Afghan commission: fraud filings could sway voteKABUL — Charges of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election are extensive enough that they could sway the final result, and the number is likely to grow, the commission investigating complaints said Sunday. The independent Electoral Complaints Commission has received 225 complaints since the start of Thursday's vote, including 35 allegations that are "material to the election results," said Grant Kippen, the head of the U.N.-backed body.
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