Local and international journalists are prohibited from speculating about results or voting trends and may report only returns announced by the Interior Ministry on state-run media.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

The ECC, which has a majority of members appointed by the United Nations, says returns must be recounted and audited from any polling station where 100 percent turnout was reported or any presidential candidate received more than Canadian Grant Kippen is the ECC chairman: "Well we have no idea how extensive it is,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.08