Afghan election aftermath to be tackled by UN troubleshooter
Posted: September 19, 2009 Filed under: Afghanistan | Tags: Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Carlos Valenzuela, Election, Election Complaints Commission, Fraud, Karzai, UN Leave a commentThe United Nations is flying one of its top election experts into Kabul to help break Afghanistan’s political deadlock, as preparations get underway for a possible second round of voting.
Julius Cavendish In Kabul and Nick Meo
The arrival of Carlos Valenzuela in Kabul this weekend would be the most visible sign yet of increasingly desperate efforts by the international community to bring the drawn-out and contentious aftermath of last month’s election to a tidy end.
The UN hopes that he will be able to find a solution that makes it appear that foreigners are not influencing the result too much.
Mr Valenzuela has been given the job of ensuring a final certified result from the vote on August 20 is announced in time for a second round to take place if necessary. Read the rest of this entry »
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