Karzai admits election partiality
Updated on 17 September 2009
Afghanistan's president has said last month's election had integrity, but that some government officials "were partial toward me".
The statement appeared to be President Hamid Karzai's first public acknowledgment of fraud by his supporters during the August 20 vote and its aftermath.
He spoke to reporters after full preliminary results showed him with a comfortable lead over challenger Abdullah Abdullah.
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