Consistent allegations of vote fraud in both polls have raised questions about the credibility of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government at a time when US and NATO officials have been re-examining their long-term commitment in Afghanistan.
Later on Tuesday, Afghan television reported two election officials had been suspended by the attorney general's office for "making statements against the national interest."
The officials were identified as IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor and Ahmad Zia Rafat, a member of the Electoral Complaints Commission who is also spokesman for the UN-backed watchdog. The attorney general's office could not be reached for comment.
IEC spokeswoman Marzia Siddiqi Salim said earlier the commission had called a news conference for Wednesday to release the results. Preliminary results were announced on October 20.
A UN-backed election watchdog said on Sunday nearly one in 10 winning candidates had been disqualified for fraud.
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