Read more election fraud stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20099/election-fraud.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:40:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73028/abdullah-pulls-out-of-runoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe only contender to unseat Afghan President Hamid Karzai today followed through on his threat to boycott the runoff election slated for Nov. 7. Citing Karzai's refusal to overhaul the election system as impetus for his decision, Abdullah Abdullah declared a “transparent election is not possible” at a news conference—...http://www.newser.com/story/73028/abdullah-pulls-out-of-runoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Nov 2009 7:23:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73013/karzai-challenger-plans-to-call-for-boycott.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah plans to boycott next week's runoff against Hamid Karzai and instead call for postponement of the vote until the spring, his campaign manager said today. "As of now," Abdullah plans to call for a boycott during a press conference tomorrow, he said. Abdullah also plans...http://www.newser.com/story/73013/karzai-challenger-plans-to-call-for-boycott.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Oct 2009 13:51:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72495/karzai-nixes-power-sharing-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoth candidates for Afghanistan's presidency focused on the Nov. 7 runoff yesterday, with Hamid Karzai declaring that there would be no power-sharing government, while challenger Abdullah Abdullah voiced concern that without the ouster of top election officials, the tainted outcome would be no different. "So long as these people are...http://www.newser.com/story/72495/karzai-nixes-power-sharing-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 8:10:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72191/un-to-sack-half-of-afghan-election-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United Nations learned "quite a painful lesson" from the widespread fraud in Afghanistan's August election, and aims to rout out corrupt voting supervisors next time around, Ban Ki-Moon said yesterday. The UN secretary-general said more than half of the election officials should be removed before next month's runoff election...http://www.newser.com/story/72191/un-to-sack-half-of-afghan-election-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72119/afghan-runoff-set-for-nov-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfghanistan's election commission has ordered a runoff election for Nov. 7 after a fraud investigation dropped President Hamid Karzai's votes below 50% of the total. Karzai accepted the fraud panel finding in a press conference and endorsed a runoff election. The Independent Election Commission said it did not want to...http://www.newser.com/story/72119/afghan-runoff-set-for-nov-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 7:37:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69574/karzai-working-on-deals-with-challengers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Afghanistan election has turned into such a mess that President Hamid Karzai is discussing some kind of partnership with at least two of his challengers, the Wall Street Journal reports. His camp and that of top challenger Abdullah Abdullah are talking through third parties, while Karzai also has reached...http://www.newser.com/story/69574/karzai-working-on-deals-with-challengers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 16:29:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69118/afghans-stock-up-on-guns-after-disputed-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe price of a smuggled Kalashnikov assault rifle in Afghanistan has more than doubled in recent weeks amid rising political turbulence, Time reports. Last month's election is widely believed to have been rigged in favor of President Hamid Karzai, and many fear challenger Abdullah Abdullah and the warlords he represents...http://www.newser.com/story/69118/afghans-stock-up-on-guns-after-disputed-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 2:32:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69048/afghan-fraud-panel-tosses-votes-from-83-stations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe UN-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election has thrown out ballots from 83 polling stations across the country, all of them in areas with strong support for President Hamid Karzai. The president currently has more than 50% of the preliminary count. But if the commission throws out enough...http://www.newser.com/story/69048/afghan-fraud-panel-tosses-votes-from-83-stations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 8:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68415/karzai-team-forged-all-24k-ballots-in-1-district-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTribal leaders in southern Afghanistan make the strongest allegations yet of ballot fraud, telling Dexter Filkins of the New York Times that in their district, "Hamid Karzai's people stuffed all the ballot boxes." Members of the Bariz tribe, who endorsed challenger Abdullah Abdullah, say aides to Karzai's brother—himself a...http://www.newser.com/story/68415/karzai-team-forged-all-24k-ballots-in-1-district-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 7:23:24 CDT