RoyBatty
10-19-2009, 06:53 PM
.............. and doing their utmost to replace him with a more compliant model.
A UN-backed election watchdog has declared invalid hundreds of thousands of votes for Afghanistan's president in the disputed August election, apparently stripping Hamid Karzai of outright victory and setting the stage for a second round.
After nearly two months of investigations, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) – controlled by a majority of non-Afghans – found Karzai's total had fallen to 48.3%, according to an independent analysis. He needed 50% to clinch another term in office.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/19/un-monitor-strips-karzai-victory?CMP=AFCYAH
A UN-backed election watchdog has declared invalid hundreds of thousands of votes for Afghanistan's president in the disputed August election, apparently stripping Hamid Karzai of outright victory and setting the stage for a second round.
After nearly two months of investigations, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) – controlled by a majority of non-Afghans – found Karzai's total had fallen to 48.3%, according to an independent analysis. He needed 50% to clinch another term in office.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/19/un-monitor-strips-karzai-victory?CMP=AFCYAH