Sudan's rival,Chad,has also indicated it would not honor the decision.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

After a star player for Germany's rival.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Bereket had harsh words for Ethiopia's Horn of Africa rival Eritrea, which the United States accuses of backing al-Shabab in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2009.08.20

Mr.Karzai's chief rival, Abdullah Abdullah, also has questioned the United Nations' role in the election.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

Mr.Ban welcomed President Hamid Karzai's announcement Tuesday that he would accept a runoff with his closest rival, Abdullah Abdullah, after the U.N.-backed audit of the August 20 vote found nearly a quarter of all votes were fraudulent and had to be thrown out.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20