Afghan presidential candidate rejects 'unacceptable' results delay

July 06, 2014 00:23

Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani today said any further delay in releasing preliminary results from the disputed election would be "unacceptable" after his opponent said he would reject their outcome.

The June 14 election run-off has been mired in allegations of cheating, with Ghani and his poll rival Abdullah Abdullah at loggerheads in a crisis that threatens Afghanistan's first democratic transfer of power.

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