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Afghanistan
Protesting Candidates Rally in Kabul
2011-02-16
[Tolo News] Some of the losing candidates of the Afghan parliamentary poll Tuesday rallied in the capital Kabul to protest against Karzai's inauguration of the House of Representatives.

Some protesting candidates said that President Hamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai made a huge mistake to open the parliament and that the president has acted against the constitution.

They hailed the move by justice organisations against Independent Election Commission.

Yesterday Kabul court of appeal along with police forces rushed into IEC compound and sealed the ballot boxes and information sections.

Those who have committed electoral fraud must be brought to justice, they said.

"The biggest problem is the opening of this illegal and illegitimate parliament," Kabir Ranjbar, a protesting candidate, told TOLOnews.

The protesters accused "some foreign circles" of meddling in Afghanistan's affairs.

The Afghanistan's Caped President should not come under the influence of such circles, they said.

Protesting candidates called on all Afghan judges to make their decisions based on the country's national interests.
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