PostHeaderIcon Afghanistan election: why is Pres. Hamid Karzai leading the race?




The contentious presidential election in Afghanistan has not been settled. The country’s Independent Election Commission reveals about 500 voting posts have been rejected because of accusations of fraud. The counting at this time puts Karzai ahead of his rival Abdullah Abdullah with total votes of 48.6% and 31.7% respectively.

According to the New York Times report, Karzai and his supporters put up about 800 fraudulent polling places to rig the election Moreover it was alleged by Afghan and Western leaders that the votes in certain voting stations far exceeded the usual number, some as high as 10 times the usual.

As the alleged cheating is being investigated, the final tall of election results is expected to be finished next month. The IEC has received more than 2,000 complaints related to the election last August 30. 2009. (Photo Credit: World Economic Forum) =0=

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