Afghan Candidate Will Concede Only if Vote Total is Kept Secret

Abdullah Abdullah will concede defeat in Afghanistan’s elections and “agree on the formation of a national unity government only if election authorities do not publicly disclose their now-completed final tally,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Abdullah contends that the recent audit of the fraud-ridden election could not possibly detect all the fake ballots, so the final result should not be announced despite the legal requirement to do so.”