Kabul, Oct 28 (AFP) An Afghan election watchdog has registered almost 6,000 complaints following last month's parliamentary poll, around half of which could affect the final results, an official said today.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has already thrown out 1.3 million votes amid concerns about fraud in the September 18 poll, the second of its kind since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.
The cancelled votes account for more than 23 percent of the ballots cast.
Ahmad Zia Rafaat, a spokesman for the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) a UN-backed election watchdog, said his organisation received nearly 6,000 complaints about irregularities and fraud since voting day.
"From the election day to date we have received 5,971 complaints," Rafaat told reporters, putting around 2,500 of the complaints in the most serious category of potential irregularities known as "group A".
He said 70 percent of the objections had been processed.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has already thrown out 1.3 million votes amid concerns about fraud in the September 18 poll, the second of its kind since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.
The cancelled votes account for more than 23 percent of the ballots cast.
Ahmad Zia Rafaat, a spokesman for the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) a UN-backed election watchdog, said his organisation received nearly 6,000 complaints about irregularities and fraud since voting day.
"From the election day to date we have received 5,971 complaints," Rafaat told reporters, putting around 2,500 of the complaints in the most serious category of potential irregularities known as "group A".
He said 70 percent of the objections had been processed.
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