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| Call to sack Afghan election head | Call to sack Afghan election head |
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| Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has demanded the chief of the country's election commission be sacked ahead of a run-off poll next month. | Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has demanded the chief of the country's election commission be sacked ahead of a run-off poll next month. |
| In a news conference Mr Abdullah said that Azizullah Lodin, the chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), has "no credibility". | In a news conference Mr Abdullah said that Azizullah Lodin, the chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), has "no credibility". |
| A run-off poll is due to be held on 7 November after a UN-backed panel discarded votes over widespread fraud. | A run-off poll is due to be held on 7 November after a UN-backed panel discarded votes over widespread fraud. |
| The IEC commissioners were appointed by incumbent president Hamid Karzai. | |
| Mr Abdullah and Hamid Karzai earlier ruled out a power-sharing deal. | |
| Both candidates told American media they were committed to another poll. | |
| Speaking to CNN Mr Karzai, who bowed to international pressure to hold a run-off, said a deal would be "an insult to democracy". |