UN will do utmost to ensure credible Afghan presidential run-off (Ban)
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 20 October 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the full support of the United Nations to ensure that Afghanistan's presidential election run-off is as credible as possible and welcomed President Hamid Karzai's acceptance of a second round of voting. The United Nations will do its utmost for the conduct of the second round of elections scheduled for 7 November 2009 in a free, fair, transparent and secure environment, Mr. Ban told reporters in New York. The run-off, between Mr. Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, was announced today, after the UN-backed panel investigating claims of fraud submitted its findings to the country's top electoral authority. Opening statement by the Secretary-General: http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4172 News story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32625&Cr=&Cr1= UNAMA website: http://unama.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1741&ctl=Details&mid=1882&ItemID=6218
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