 Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has welcomed an investigation into alleged electoral fraud in Iraq. "I welcome the invitation of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq to international monitors and experts to observe and review the December 15 elections, including the complaints settlement process," Rice said in a statement.
| Betcha she doesn't discount the stories about the truckloads of ballots, either... |
Her comments came after the International Mission for Iraqi Elections announced that it was sending a team of independent experts to issue a follow-up report on alleged irregularities in the vote. Sunni representatives have claimed that the elections were tainted by widespread fraud and led street demonstrations demanding a new election. Iraq's electoral commission has ruled out rerunning the election but it may reject ballots found to have been tainted by fraud. |