Nearly A Quarter Of Afghan Ballots Disqualified

by Jackie Northam, NPR

The Afghan election commission has thrown out nearly a quarter of the ballots from last month's parliamentary elections, on grounds of fraud. More than 200 (of more than 2,000) candidates are also under investigation for alleged efforts to skew the results. But overall, analysts say the parliamentary vote was an improvement over the presidential election in 2009.

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• All Things Considered, October 20, 2010