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even if 'imperfect': UN's Ban   UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
on Monday called for the results of Mali's upcoming election to
be respected even if the vote is "imperfect", amid scepticism
about the country's ability to stage the poll.  "The results,
even if the election is imperfect, must be respected by all
parties," Ban told reporters in Paris.