Votes Tossed From 447 Polling Stations in Afghanistan(Possibly Tens of Thousands of Votes)

tekisui

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Sun Sep-06-09 02:21 PM
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Votes Tossed From 447 Polling Stations in Afghanistan(Possibly Tens of Thousands of Votes)

Source: CNN

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission said Sunday it was tossing ballots from 447 polling stations in figuring results of the August presidential election.

The number of votes thrown out was not immediately known, but it could be as many as tens of thousands.

The IEC has sought to reassure voters of its impartiality and transparency in tallying the results of the election, mainly responding to accusations by Abdullah Abdullah.

Abdullah is the main challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is seeking a second term in office. Abdullah is Karzai's former foreign minister.

As of Sunday, 74.2 percent of the votes had been tallied, the IEC said. Karzai had 48.6 percent of the vote, with Abdullah at 31.7 percent. More than 153,000 votes had been declared invalid, but it was not known whether that number included votes from the 447 polling stations.

more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.election/

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Sebastian Doyle

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Sun Sep-06-09 02:39 PM
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1. And isn't this in the province governed by Karzais brother

Jebdullah Karzai.

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asjr

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Sun Sep-06-09 02:40 PM
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2. Why did they bother staging an election?

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scarletwoman

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Sun Sep-06-09 02:45 PM
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3. Entertainment for the American home audience.

"See? They're having an election! Afghanistan is a DEMOCRACY(tm)!"

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