Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah Threatens To Withdraw From Presidential Vote Audit

Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah (L) addresses a news conference with rival Ashraf Ghani (R) at this side as they announced a deal for the auditing of all Afghan election votes at the United Nations Compound in Kabul, late July 12, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Jim Bourg/Files

Abdullah Threatens To Pull Out Of Afghan Presidential Vote Audit -- Voice of America

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has threatened to pull out of the U.N.-supervised auditing process of June's disputed runoff election, further complicating efforts to resolve the standoff.

A senior member of Abdullah's campaign team, Fazel Ahmad Manawi, told reporters auditors have not shown a willingness to throw out votes that the candidate's team views as fraudulent.

Manawi called the process a "joke," saying Abdullah would withdraw Wdnesday if the concerns are not addressed. "Unfortunately the invalidation process is just a joke and there is no intention of throwing out fraudulent votes."

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