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ECC: Karzai must Stand in Runoff Election
Tuesday, October 20, 2009The UN-sponsored Electoral Complaints Commission in Afghanistan has determined that after fraudulent ballots are thrown out, incumbent Hamid Karzai received less than 50% of the vote, forcing him into a runoff with challenger Abdullah Abdullah.
Karzai is now expected to accept on Tuesday that he must face a second round of elections, though over the weekend he was making noises about standin...
Original article from http://www.juancole.com/2009/10/ecc-karzai-must-stand-in-runoff.html
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