阿富汗选举官员说,计票人员现在正针对8月20日具争议性的总统大选进行部分重新计票,最后结果应该会在下星期周末之前正式揭晓。
围绕8月20号的选举充满了争议,有人指责说,选举期间出现了大规模舞弊和买票现象。独立监察员说,有三分之一的选票相当可疑。
非官方的计票结果一致显示总统哈米德.卡尔扎伊领先,获得大约54%的选票。如果卡尔扎伊的票数低于50%,那么他可能将面临最大的挑战者阿卜杜拉的挑战,进行决选。
阿富汗选举委员会副主任星期一告诉记者,重新计票还要再花几天的时间,最后结果应该会在下星期周末之前揭晓。
在阿富汗重新计算具有争议性的选票的同时,美国总统奥巴马政府正针对整体阿富汗战争策略进行全面审查。
自上星期六起,已经有10名美军在阿富汗阵亡,其中八名美军死于激进份子的突击。数百名武装激进份子对美军在努利斯坦利省的两个前哨发动袭击。
Afghan election officials say workers are recounting some of the ballots from the disputed August 20th presidential election and should be ready to formally declare a winner by late next week.
Controversy surrounds the poll with allegations of rampant fraud and vote-rigging. Independent monitors have said one third of all ballots are suspicious.
Unofficial tallies indicate President Hamid Karzai leads with about 54 percent of the vote. If his lead dips below 50 percent, he could face top challenger Abdullah Abdullah in a runoff.
The deputy director of the Afghan election commission told reporters Monday that the recount should take a few days and final results should be ready by the end of next week.
The contentious vote count comes as the Obama administration is conducting a broad review of the overall war strategy.
Since Saturday, 10 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, including eight who perished in an assault by hundreds of militant fighters on two outposts in rural Nuristan province.