The European Union imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe in 2002 following elections marked by violence and accusations of widespread fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

But what I do expect and what we will try to do is to reduce the level of fraud."

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

"We have got to make sure that this second round is not marred by fraud and corruption like the first round,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The station has been the subject of GAO and State Department investigations into mismanagement and allegations of fraud and abuse.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

The Karzai campaign denies such charges and accuses the Abdullah camp of carrying out fraud on election day.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

The chief of the U.N.mission there, Kai Eide, did not acknowledge that there was "widespread fraud" until recently.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

The U.N.data also reportedly shows fraud in favor of candidate Abdullah Abdullah, but on a much smaller scale.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

But the credibility of the election now appears more vulnerable to the fraud allegations than the lower-than-expected turnout due to insurgent violence.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

Allegations of rampant fraud and vote-rigging have surrounded the Afghan presidential election and raised questions about its legitimacy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

The latest preliminary results were released as the Election Complaints Commission ordered a recount of votes from polling stations where it suspects fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

In Kabul,Clinton reaffirmed U.S.support for Afghanistan, which has suffered from its deadliest year for foreign troops and emerged from a fraud-ridden presidential election.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeir says the fraud allegations cannot be ignored and his European counterparts will insist the complaints be thoroughly scrutinized.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

The first round of voting on August 20 was marred by widespread fraud, which mostly benefited Mr.Karzai.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

But another entity, the U.N.-supervised Election Complaints Commission, is ordering a partial recount and says it is investigating hundreds of serious fraud allegations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

"I do not expect that we will be able to eliminate fraud in two weeks' time,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

But Secretary Gates has a different view, saying the political problems in Afghanistan go beyond allegations of fraud in the election,and include widespread corruption.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Former Iranian President Abolhassan Bani Sadr, who was overthrown in a coup by religious leaders, including Ayatollah Khomeini,in 1981, called the election a fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

The Obama administration in the coming weeks also will propose new and stronger rules to protect consumers and investors against financial fraud and abuse.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"At the same time cuts costs, the waste,the fraud,the duplication, endemic to our system and at the same time it covers 31 million people.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

McNorton dismisses the allegations, saying election officials are thoroughly investigating all instances of alleged fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

(Speaking) The prime minister noted the presence of election monitors to help prevent any fraud.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07