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The findings set the stage for a runoff between him and his top challenger.\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eHEADLINE: Afghan fraud panel voids 1000s of Karzai votesCAPTION:   Fraud investigators threw out hundreds of thousands of votes for President Hamid Karzai in the country's disputed August election. The findings set the stage for a runoff...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eHEADLINE: Afghan fraud panel voids 1000s of Karzai votes\u003cbr/\u003eCAPTION:   Fraud investigators threw out hundreds of thousands of votes for President Hamid Karzai in the country's disputed August election. The findings set the stage for a runoff between him and his top challenger. (Oct. 19)\u003cbr/\u003e [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]  \u003cbr/\u003e(SOT: Waheed Omar, spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai)\u003cbr/\u003eThe result of the election has been delayed time and again for so many unknown reasons. The process has been kept confidential. And even when something comes out of the ICC as the result of their work, it does not clarify any doubts that we and the people of Afghanistan have in their minds. \u003cbr/\u003e(SOT: John Kerry, US Senator)\u003cbr/\u003e\"We've come here to offer a different vision for how we can work together to provide security and a strong future for your people. And I say to you that I look forward to working with you to try to to achieve that.\"\u003cbr/\u003eKabul, Afghanistan - 19 October 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Kabul street scene\u003cbr/\u003e2. Election posters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Afghan Second Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili\u003cbr/\u003eKabul, Afghanistan - 19 October 2009\u003cbr/\u003e3. Woman reading ECC findings on computer monitor\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various screen shots of ECC news release\u003cbr/\u003eKabul, Afghanistan - 19 October 2009\u003cbr/\u003e5. Set up shot of the head of the U.N.-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) Grant Kippen\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Grant Kippen, head of the U.N.-backed Electoral Complaints Commission:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The complaints were put forward for a reason, because people believed irregularities took place, and in the audit and recount we did find not an insignificant amount of fraud. I mean I think the lowest category was 50 percent (of fraud-affected ballots) and there was at least one in the 90 percent, and everything fell in between. So that, over the 50 percent mark.... So I would say that is a significant number, that is a significant finding. But saying that, let's not forget that these ballot boxes to begin with were suspicious. So, what it proved to us is that our instinct, intuition based on those investigations... initial investigations, proved true.\"\u003cbr/\u003eKabul, Afghanistan - 19 October 2009\u003cbr/\u003e7. Set up shot of spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Waheed Omar\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Waheed Omar, spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The result of the election has been delayed time and again for so many unknown reasons. The process has been kept confidential and even when something comes out of the ECC as a result of their work, it does not clarify any doubts that we and the people of Afghanistan have in their minds. So we hope that the Independent Electoral Commission comes out with a certified result as soon as they can.\"\u003cbr/\u003eKabul, Afghanistan - 19 October 2009\u003cbr/\u003e9. Set up shot of Fazal Sangcharaki, spokesman for former Afghan Foreign Minister and chief Karzai rival Abdullah Abdullah\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Fazal Sangcharaki, spokesman for Dr Abdullah Abdullah:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Based on the calculation and findings from this report, the Karzai lead has now come down to 48.2% and Dr. Abdullah's percentage has gone to 31.8%, which means the elections should now go into a second round. We welcome this incentive and we are really thankful to the ECC and all the national and international observers and we appreciate their efforts.\"\u003cbr/\u003eKabul, Afghanistan - 19 October 2009\u003cbr/\u003e11. Set up shot of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) spokesperson Aleem Siddique talking to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Aleem Siddique, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) spokesperson\u003cbr/\u003e\"We are very confident in the work of the Electoral Complaints Commission. They have worked with integrity, they have worked thoroughly to investigate these complaints before they have issued this order, and we have complete faith in the work of the Electoral Complaints Commission and we expect now the Independent Election Commission to implement those orders so that we can move towards a final certified result or to a runoff if that's required.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFILE: Kabul, Afghanistan - 7 October, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various of election officials counting and sorting votes\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC, US - 19 October 2009\u003cbr/\u003e14. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at podium ++DISSOLVE++\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We have continued to urge that everyone follow the Constitution and the legal process, which is important for the people of Afghanistan and their leaders to exemplify a commitment to the orderly running of elections going forward. I am very hopeful that we will see a resolution in line with the constitutional order in the next several days, but I don't want to pre-empt in any way President Karzai's statement which will set the stage for how we go forward in the next stage of this.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFILE: Kabul, Afghanistan - 7 October, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e16. 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