Nov 6th, 2009 - VOA News
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Peoplein Afghanistan were supposed to vote again Saturday for president. But earlierthis week the Independent Election Commission declared Hamid Karzai the winnerof a second term. His only remaining opponent had withdrawn. Abdullah Abdullahsaid he did not believe the second vote would be any more fair.
Internationalobservers found widespread cheating in the election in August. Investigatorsrejected almost one-third of the ballots for President Karzai. That denied himthe majority needed to avoid a runoff election.
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