Then Buchanan called on the South to accept the election of Abraham Lincoln.

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Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah says his campaign will not accept the results, which he says have been tallied in violation of election laws.

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Afghanistan's government-appointed election commission is legally-bound to accept the investigators' verdict.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

Thus, he, too, is at a crossroads: Will he make nice with the government and accept the election results?

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The FEC ruled unanimously in March 2007 that presidential candidates could accept general election public financing, provided that they return any money raised for the general election while following certain guidelines.

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Democracy works only when the parties that lose an election accept the outcome.

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