Mr. Bouteflika, 62, a former Foreign Minister, took some 7.4 million of the 10.5 million votes cast, the Government-appointed election watchdog said.

But now we're in, and it's the allies, contractors and election watchdogs who want out.

Television networks, election watchdogs, and other bodies may provide their own tallies from their copies of election returns.

It is the only election watchdog active in Russia that is independent of the Russian government.

And if insiders are confused, election watchdogs say, many people who enter the voting booth next month are bound to be puzzled.

The National Citizens Movement for Free Elections, a nongovernment election watchdog, said it would announce results of a quick count in a week.

Most of those reported killed in election-related attacks on Monday were campaign workers for local candidates, said reports by Philippine officials and election watchdogs.

Two liberal Russian media outlets and an election watchdog believe their sites were shut down by hackers intent on silencing them over alleged violations in yesterday's parliamentary vote.

Media bias is an issue with election watchdogs.

"We must solve our problems among ourselves," said Ayatollah Ahmad Janati, head of the Council of Guardians, an election watchdog.