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Afghan election complaints top 550

The commission charged with investigating fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election has received more than 550 complaints serious enough to affect the outcome of the poll if proved true.

Nellika Little, of the independent Electoral Complaints Commission, said they have received more than 2,000 allegations of fraud or intimidation involving voting day or the subsequent counting of ballots.

About 83% of those complaints have been processed, and 567 of them given priority status because they could affect results.

The figure more than doubles the 270 priority allegations reported on Friday.

She said the most common complaints involve polling irregularities, such as ballot-box stuffing.

The next most common allegation is voter intimidation or attempts to influence voters.

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