a slim majority the result had been expected in october but was only released by the independent election commission on sunday ghani secured just over 50 percent of the vote the office of his main rival abdullah abdullah say they don't accept the results the electoral commission says a final count could change on him on this that speak to have the war doc who is a political analyst and founding member of transparency afghanistan he joins us live from kabul thank you for your time ashraf ghani opponent of do not do now already challenging the result of this preliminary count do you expect the results to change after the final count. well i don't i don't expect it is those to change much but i expect a lot of volatility in terms of agreement of the final decision. chief executive of the law has already challenged. the preliminary results saying that she still have a lot of fraudulent votes that needs to be sorted out which could bring president arnie's rifty point 64 percent votes down. the case now goes to the to the elections complaints commission which will look which will look at the complaints bu

results the result was originally expected in october and was finally released by the independent election commission sunday ghani secured just over 50 percent of the vote supporters of his main rival abdullah abdullah unlikely to challenge the results. still ahead on al jazeera west african leaders plan to fight the cross border attacks plaguing that country's. hello again welcome back to your international weather forecast well here across europe it is still a very messy scenario we are talking about one area of low pressure pushing across the central med and now into the balkan peninsula with some very heavy rain as well as some very gusty conditions it is going to be greece here on sunday that sees the bulk of it and that's going to continue as we go towards monday night as well heavy rain extends to the north across much of central europe as well and then as we go towards monday that system slowly slides over here towards parts of turkey really the heaviest rain in the winds will be across that southern coast of turkey as well out towards the west though it will be the winds across the u.k. cros

slim majority the result had been expected in october but has only been released by the independent election commission this sunday gunny secured just over 50 percent of the vote supporters of his main rival say they don't accept the results the electoral commission says the final result could change in other world news cooler weather across australia is expected to help firefighters battling more than 100 blazes bushfires have been burning out of control in conditions described as catastrophic at least 8 people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed firefighters are trying to contain the blazes before hot or whether it's due to return at the end of the week prime minister scott morrison meanwhile has apologised for taking a family holiday during the disaster has been criticised in the past for not connecting the bush five's to climate change but now he can seize there's a link. there is no argument about the links between in my view in the government's view and in any government in this country about the links between broader issues of global climate change and and weather events around t

the independent election commission says the outcome could change after the final results are tallied and complaints are reviewed. political uncertainty. with constant clashes with the taliban will make stabilizing afghanistan even harder.>>> the french president is hoping to reform the countries pension system in order to put an end to a national strike. the unions have been on strike now for two weeks, railway workers strikes have made it very difficult for people to travel in time for christmas. the french president is calling for an end to strike before then, they began when he suggested reforming more than 40 different pension systems into one and standardizing the retirement age at 64. so far several unions have ruled out a christmas truce.>>> why the city of baltimore is under fire after announcing a new program meant to fight crime in the city.>>> we are tracking the next round of rain when it shows up it is in the five day forecast. so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they lo

slim majority the result was expected in october but has finally been released by the independent election commission on sunday cooler weather conditions across australia are expected to help firefighters contain more than 100 blazes fires have been burning out of control in conditions described as catastrophic at least 8 people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed those are the headlines join me next on inside story to stay with us. on culture that goes to a special on investing in a virgin girl gets from the don't hope for a bright idea the council house foreign direct investment is reshaping the global economy and what that means for the future and to globalization a populist sense of. countering the calls on al-jazeera. a landmark decision by the international criminal court to open an investigation into alleged war crimes in the occupied palestinian territory israel expresses outrage and says the court has no jurisdiction so will there be a full investigation and what can it achieve this is inside story. and welcome to the program back to bowl after nearly 5 years of preliminary e

a slim majority the results had been expected in october but was only released by the independent election commission on sunday danny secured just over 50 percent of the vote officials for his main rival of do not deny say they don't accept the results electoral commission says the final count could change how the war doc is a political analyst and founding member of transparency afghanistan he says it will be very difficult for the party so agree on the final whistles chief executive of the law has already challenged. the preliminary results saying that she still have a lot of fraudulent votes that needs to be sorted out which could bring president gunnies 50.64 percent votes down. the case no goes. to the elections complaints commission which will look which will look at the complaints but at the same time writing we are looking at some sort of agreement between of the. president of the army i think we we are sort of going back to what happened in 2014 your father elections which which had very little turnout from the afghan general public and then you had massive amount of corruption as there was

afghanistan's independent election commission announce a result which potentially puts president ashraf ghani on course for a 2nd 5 year term mohamed ashraf ghani the for it's for mohammed ashraf ghani and 923868 and the votes for a dollar abdullah a $720990.00. although the results of the election in september is preliminary and may change in the final count ronnie says he's won with 51 percent of the vote now that he can gradually the whole afghan nation from the bottom of my heart on the announcement we're going towards a national trust and from division towards national unity. however voter turnout was low $1900000.00 ballots were counted from $9000000.00 registered voters in the $35000000.00 population than his nearest rival chief executive a dollar dollar came in 2nd he rejected the result was the right asked to complain commission about 300000 disputed votes to fraudulent votes need to be separated from the final vote count. fraud allegations were also made in the last presidential election 5 years ago. ronnie and abdullah were locked in the election stalemate with each accusing

following month but have only just arrived in a covert but it was only released by the independent election commission on sunday coming secure just over 50 percent of the vote officials for his main rival abdullah abdullah say they don't accept those results the electoral commission says the final count could change. turkey's president says if necessary he'll increase military support to the internationally recognized government in libya where border and says he'll evaluate ground air and marine operations he's already raised the possibility of sending troops if libya requests them or do and also back the maritime boundaries deal signed with libya well that sangar greece which is exploring the mediterranean sea for oil and gas and the turkish government is disputing reports that forces loyal to warlord holly for have to have seized and searched a cargo ship of the libyan coast guard say the cargo was checked after the ship's captain requested help from libya's coast guard because of mechanical problems these 25000 civilians have reportedly fled serious in the province for the turkish border as the syr

independent election commissions the more than 1.8 million people voted in september election sprint out of a registered 9.7 million voters. this is sunday that he does not accept these results. an issue according to the opposition candidates, and the commission is lacking facility to missing any modified. uphill battle on key issues facing the afghan people, the taliban controls over half of the afghanistan lodgings daily attacks in the region and the comp administration has continued in a senior american led war against the group and is currently working to camera a piece that withheld event and if refuse to negotiate with the afghan government and couple so will be a difficult situation but which ever candidate does ultimately claim victory in the end. eric: those peace talks in jurupa tonight. and we will be right back for them create your own ultimate feast is back at red lobster. with new creations to choose from; like rich, butter-poached maine lobster and crispy crab-stuffed shrimp rangoon. how will you pick just 4 of 10? it won't be easy. better hurry in. >> the sun has begu

according to reuters news service, preliminary results from the independent election commission showust over half the votes in the election in september. this comes as a senior official tells cnn the trump administration is preparing to announce a reduction of u.s. troops in afghanistan amid a push to renew peace talks with the taliban. >>> president trump claimed democrats violated the constitution during his impeachment. he told a group of young conservatives that the matter has not been september to the u.s. senate because house speaker nancy pelosi has no case. in reality, pelosi has delayed forwarding the document until the senate sets rules for mr. trump's trial. when the house speaker finally does deliver the articles of impeachment to the senate, the next phase of the process will be triggered. our tom foreman has a look at what a senate trial may look like. >> reporter: when and if the impeachment of donald trump moves from the u.s. house of representatives over to the senate, much of the free-wheeling drama could be replaced by a much more stayed process. here's the outline

the independent election commission says the outcome could change once complaints are reviewed and the final results are tallied. political uncertainty paired with constant clashes with the taliban will make stabilizing afghanistan in the future that much more difficult. jon? jon: trey in our mideast bureau, thank you. >>> hong kong police clashing with activists today during a protest against china's treatment of muslims. officers arresting two people for attempting to burn a chinese flag. beijing has been accused of staging a massive crackdown on muslim minorities with reports of millions being held in prison camps. china insists it is only rooting out terrorism while providing what it calls vocational training. >>> north korea saying kim jong-un has discussed bolstering the country's defense capabilities with his top military officials. this after the regime promised a, quote, christmas gift for america. garrett tenney has the latest on that from washington. >> this is the latest indication of the growing frustration over the lack of sanctions released by the u.s. according to the s

afghanistan's independent election commission announced the result which potentially puts president ashrafghani on course for a 2nd 5 year term mohamed ashraf ghani the 4 it's for mohamed ashraf ghani and 923868 and the votes for a dollar abdullah a $720990.00. although the results of the election in september is preliminary and may change in the final count ronnie says he's won with 51 percent of the vote now. the gretsch lead the whole afghan nation from the bottom of my heart on the announcement we're going to wards a national trust from division towards national unity. however voter turnout was low 1900000 ballots were counted for 9000000 registered voters in the 35000000 population. ronnie's nearest rival chief executive of dollar dollar came in 2nd he rejected the result was the right asked the complaint commission about $300000.00 disputed votes to federal votes need to be separated from the final vote count. fraud allegations were also made in the last presidential election 5 years ago ronnie and abdullah were locked in an election stalemate with each accusing the other of fraud th

slim majority well that result had been expected in october but was only released by the independent election commission on sunday gumming secure just over 50 percent of the vote officials for his main rival abdullah abdullah say that they don't accept the results the electoral commission says the final count could change while most. is a professor at the american university of gun astonished joins us from copenhagen on skype a very warm welcome to the paul graham do you think this interim result is if i can call it a step forward in terms of this much needed clarity. thank you so much yes i do believe that this is that. the lingering uncertainty and just the long way has. has quelled a lot of initiative i think in terms of the day to day workings of the government and. the question now is if this slightly greater degree of certainty will change anything. from the past few months of conses station. so yeah i mean investment in the private sector has stalled it's not ideal given the high levels of poverty and unemployment and the peace process that's unfolding simultaneously but it's important to note th

secured a slim majority the results had been expected until it was only released by the independent election commission on sunday gonna secure just over 50 percent of the vote for his main rival of dilla say they don't accept those results the electoral commission says the final count could change well have a wire dad has a political analyst and founding member of the transparency afghanistan he says it will be very difficult for the parties to agree on these final results. chief executive of the law has already challenged. the preliminary results saying that you still have a lot of projects and votes that needs to be sorted out which could bring president gunnies 50.64 percent votes down. the case no goes to the end to the elections complaints commission which will look which will look at the complaints but at the same time i think we are looking at some sort of agreement between of the law and president donnie i think we we are sort of going back to what happened in 2014 you know how the elections which which had very little turnout from the afghan general public and then you had massive amount of co

to their other demands laying klute universal suffrage that the chance to elect their own leader and also an independent commission of inquiry into police actions during the past few months china's government to continues to publicly support carry land but many people feel it's only a question of time before she is eventually removed from the scene this protest behind me which began several hours ago i think is going to be in the hundreds of thousands and so far it has been largely peaceful there was though a rather all minister development before the march started the police announced they had arrested 11 people after raiding a number of addresses in hong kong and seizing a 9 millimeter semiautomatic glock pistol along with more than 100 bullets and the police say that they believe that those who were arrested were planning to use that gun to disrupt this demonstration but this march as i say is another reminder that the voice of protest in hong kong is far from diminished. it began peacefully on june the 9th with a march against a bill for an extradition deal with china and the protest movement might well have e

you're in your introduction more democratic for reform the chance to elect their leader and also they're calling for an independent commission of inquiry into police actions during the past 6 months now if hong kong's in battle leader caroline was to a seat to just one of those demands i think it would go some way to diffusing the crisis that is yet she is showing no inclination of doing so just 2 weeks ago of course the government party suffered a crushing defeat in district council elections and that has emboldened the protest movement here it was a belief that election result basically was an indorsement for this 6 month campaign but 6 months on the voice of protest shows no signs of diminishing. it began peacefully on june the 9th with a march against a bill for an extradition deal with china and the protest movement might well have ended then if hong kong's chief executive kerry lamb had heeded their demand to the absolutely found a man had succeeded with the withdrawal of the bill to safeguard our freedom nothing would have happened. benson haute never saw him self as a front line activist but that's what he's become h

election promises. we should say this happens every year and is set by an independent low pay commission that looks at what is for most people around the country and is adjusted accordingly. it has been announced a bit earlier than normal, coming in before the new year. but nonetheless a lot of businesses looking at this closely, working out how much it will cost them and whether, for example, they need to raise prices to pay for it. welcome for workers, not so much for business. there has been a dramatic development about the former head of nissan. this is an absolutely astounding story. you might remember november 2018, the boss of nissan was accused of using company money for his own gain, he is accused of underreporting his salary, accused of embezzlement and fraud. he was arrested and he was sacked as the boss of nissan three days later. since then he has effectively been under house arrest. he had to surrender his passport, ask for permission to spend even two nights away from home. but this morning, he popped up in lebanon. big questions about how he managed to get out ofjapan given the scrutiny he

they want the government to initiate an independent commission of inquiry into police brutality and also the hong kong of polls to be allowed free and fair elections universal suffrage so those are the 2 principal demands but of course universal suffrage is not something that can happen overnight and many of the young people down there in the streets below me are impatient for change so far carry land the faculty executive hong kong has said to teach this thing humbly to the people that has so far done nothing and people now want action rather than words now the police had pulled as you pointed out a new introduction that if there was trouble the softer the road then they wouldn't hesitate to use force to break up this march so far that hasn't happened but i have to say on the fringes of this protest was there on the other from line sokol sunline activists who are gathering so i think it's possible that after this particular model has ended probably in a few hours' time we might well see trouble later on because there is a familiar pattern to these protests they begin peacefully and then descend into disorder but this demonstration is once again a

presidential election show a clear lead for the incumbent, president ashraf ghani over his chief rival, abdullah abdullah. according to results released sunday by the country's independent electoral commissionived 900,000 votes to abdullah's 700,000. but abdullah has also raised questions about what he sees as widespread and systematic fraud in september's votes, raising concerns in afghanistan about a reprise over the protracted political crisis scene after the 2014 presidential election. that crisis was only resolved with the intervention of the international community and the u.s. as well as by then-secretary of state john kerry, who helped broker a power-sharing deal. the election results also come as the u.s. seeks an exit from afghanistan. approximately 12,000 u.s. troops remain in afghanistan, and president trump has made clear that he would like to see further withdrawal of u.s. troops. nathan hodge, cnn, moscow. >>> the taliban claimed responsibility for killing a u.s. service member on monday. a taliban spokesman says u.f. and afghan government forces were targeted with ieds while conducting a raid in the northern province of punduz. the u.s. military said earlier a service member

their elections in iraq with an independent institution so that need to be done this we go next week then there will be the procedures how to form a completely new independent electoral commission which the former one was accused of being sectarian and also been corrupt or part of the corruption so this will take at least 3 to 6 months if we agree now whether we agree to do the. snap election we need to have a new government constitutionally we have 2 weeks we need to form a new government even if this government is temporary so there is there will be a constitutional crisis after 2 weeks if we do not have a new pm of the political parties do not agree on a replacement good or especially since even to syria until we do the elections but it seems there is something of a crisis right now in iraq there are more than 400 people who have been protesting have been killed these protests are not dying with the greatest respect 3 to 6 months do you want to think. it will get any better in that time. no it's not nobody is going to make the situation with it that's why we support the snap election but in the order to do a snap election the protesters themselves they're asking for a new el

election as being in aside from party loyalties i'm talking about the poll itself i see something like $100000.00 ballots were registered outside voting hours but the commission continues to insist it's independent. i just spent a month travelling across afghanistan and i have to say that none of my old friends people have known more than a dozen years none of them voted and very few of them were asking me about the results of the election afghanistan is a country of 38000000 people half of them are qualified to vote because they're majority age and the reported tally of votes was fewer than 2000000 so you're talking about a really poor turnout. even so president gandhi's victory in preliminary results is razor thin only $11000.00 or so votes and so you're probably looking at a real vicious argument coming up in the torah complaints commission over the course of the next month well abdullah abdullah supporters have already said that they're not going to accept the results and this looks a lot like what happened back in 2014 and back then john kerry had to step in and broker the power sharing agreement that ended it but now the u.s. i believe is saying they're not going to mediate because of the