September 8, 2009

Karzai closer to election victory

Latest results from the Afghanistan presidential election show President Hamid Karzai with 54.1% of the vote with 92% of polling stations declared.
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KABUL: The result pushes President Karzai over the 50% threshold needed to avoid a run-off with rival Abdullah Abdullah.

However, the UN-backed election complaints commission earlier ordered a number of recounts and audits of votes.

It warned that it had found "clear and convincing evidence of fraud".