Vote Count in Disputed Afghan Poll Delayed
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Afghan officials delayed counting ballots  in a historic presidential election on Monday to deal with  complaints of fraud, but several of the candidates appeared to  be pulling back from an initial decision to boycott the vote.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - The Muslim day of rest offered no respite for the vote counters in Afghanistanâs landmark election, as they continued to tally ballots from the historic Oct. 9 poll.
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Hamid Karzai was set to become Afghanistan's first elected president after winning historic October 9 polls by a landslide, but a fraud inquiry and a slow final count delayed a formal announcement.
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Vote counting in Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential election began on Thursday, five days after polls closed, reports The Associated Press.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Interim leader Hamid Karzai took an early lead as vote counting began in Afghanistan's landmark presidential election, after allegations of ballot-box stuffing, voter intimidation and multiple voting forced five days of delay.    The tally was halted Friday so the 1,000 Afghans on the counting staff could have the day off to celebrate the start of Ramadan, the Islamic fasting month...
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Vote counting in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election got under way Thursday, five days after a landmark vote meant to cement a new era of stability after more than two decades of strife.
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A Lebanese presidential election scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until December 29, the parliament speaker said on Friday, the tenth delay to the vote.
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Afghan officials were due to begin  counting votes on Monday after a controversial presidential  election that was in danger of being scrapped but is more  likely to be a turning point in the history of the war-torn  nation.
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Lebanon's presidential election was postponed from Monday to February 11, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.
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Lebanon's presidential election was postponed from Monday to February 11, the parliament speaker said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.
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Afghans halted counting in their presidential election pending a United Nations probe into accusations of fraud, as international observers said the vote is just a first step in creating a stabile and secure country.
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Counting of ballots began in Afghanistan Thursday, five days after the country&#39;s first direct elections for president, the BBC reported.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Vote counting in Afghanistan's presidential election got under way Thursday, five days after a landmark vote meant to cement a new era of stability after more than two decades of strife.    The head of the Afghan-U.N...
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Vote counting in Afghanistan's presidential election got under way Thursday, five days after a landmark vote meant to cement a new era of stability after more than two decades of strife.    The tallying began in many of the eight counting centers across the country, but was delayed in the capital, said Farooq Wardak, a senior election official...
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Afghan officials delayed counting ballots in a historic presidential election on Monday to deal with complaints of fraud, but several of the candidates appeared to be pulling back from an initial decision to boycott the vote.
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Pakistan's Election Commission on Wednesday postponed a general election by six weeks due to the turmoil sparked by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 31 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed Tuesday, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.