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Candidates woo voters on eve of Japan election
Candidates across Japan made their final pitch to voters on Saturday on the eve of an election the opposition looks poised to win, giving the untested Democrats the job of tackling record unemployment and a fast-aging society.
'Furious' Karzai and Holbrooke row over Afghan election fraud fears
Hamid Karzai flew into a rage when the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan raised concerns over alleged election fraud at a meeting in Kabul.
Complaints of Afghan election fraud pour in
Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission has received more than 2,000 complaints of fraud or abuse in last week's disputed presidential election, with 270 now listed as serious enough to affect the result, it said on Friday.
Incumbent Hamid Karzai widens lead in Afghan vote
KABUL — Incumbent Hamid Karzai widened his lead in the race for the Afghan presidency in new results unveiled Wednesday from an election marked by fraud and Taliban intimidation.
Hamid Karzai expected to gain first-round victory in Afghanistan election
Preliminary results of last week’s Afghan presidential contest are expected to show today that President Karzai is heading for a comfortable first round victory, amid widespread allegations of electoral fraud.
Hamid Karzai accused by rival candidate of rigging Afghanistan election
The main challenger to President Karzai accused him yesterday of rigging last week’s Afghan presidential election as investigators began wading through hundreds of complaints that could leave the country in political limbo for more than three weeks.
Afghanistan presidential election 'marked by fraud'
Election observers in Afghanistan have said there was widespread voting fraud and intimidation during the presidential election on Thursday.
Obama lauds Afghan vote, warns of more violence
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama congratulated the Afghan people Friday for pulling off a presidential election in the midst of violent intimidation by Taliban militants but cautioned that more difficult days lie ahead for the war-weary nation.
Karzai and rival both claim victory in Afghan vote
President Hamid Karzai's campaign and chief rival Abdullah Abdullah both said on Friday they had won Afghanistan's election, but Washington's chief envoy warned candidates not to declare victory prematurely.
Myanmar vote 'opportunity for change': think tank
BANGKOK — Myanmar's elections next year are set to alter the political landscape despite not being free and fair, with a chance that leaders of the ruling junta could step aside, a think tank said Friday.