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| Final Afghan election results due | Final Afghan election results due |
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| Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has said it will announce final results of August's disputed presidential elections. | |
| The announcement comes a day after a UN-backed panel, the ECC, said it had found clear evidence of fraud. | The announcement comes a day after a UN-backed panel, the ECC, said it had found clear evidence of fraud. |
| President Hamid Karzai will accept the IEC's results, his spokesman says. | President Hamid Karzai will accept the IEC's results, his spokesman says. |
| But it is not clear whether the IEC, which is widely believed to be pro-Karzai, will follow the UN panel's recommendations. | But it is not clear whether the IEC, which is widely believed to be pro-Karzai, will follow the UN panel's recommendations. |
| Initial results released last month gave Mr Karzai nearly 55% of votes, and his main rival Abdullah Abdullah 28%, suggesting the president had won outright. | Initial results released last month gave Mr Karzai nearly 55% of votes, and his main rival Abdullah Abdullah 28%, suggesting the president had won outright. |
| But the ECC said that after fraudulent ballots were discounted, Mr Karzai's total was reduced to below 50%, indicating that a second round was needed. | But the ECC said that after fraudulent ballots were discounted, Mr Karzai's total was reduced to below 50%, indicating that a second round was needed. |
| Mr Karzai has previously refused a run-off, insisting he won the election outright. | Mr Karzai has previously refused a run-off, insisting he won the election outright. |
| "Our commissioners are meeting now to discuss the figures sent by the ECC and will announce a final decision today," IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor said. | "Our commissioners are meeting now to discuss the figures sent by the ECC and will announce a final decision today," IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor said. |