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| Iraq |
| Assorted Iraqi Election News Items |
| 2005-10-14 |
| (Hawlati) According to sources from the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, in Iraqi Kurdistan 2,262,089 people are registered to vote on Saturday's constitutional referendum. The three provinces of Duhok, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah form Iraqi Kurdistan... (Kurdistani New) A survey conducted in the Erbil province found 87 per cent of those polled want to participate in the referendum and vote in favour of the constitution... Regarding satisfaction with the constitution, 81 per cent said they were satisfied with the document, 12 per cent were unsatisfied and 7 per cent did not answer the question... (Azzaman) The Missan bureau of the independent electoral commission announced that 3,000 representatives from 23 political factions will monitor the Saturday's referendum on Iraqi draft constitution, along with 211 monitors from civil society organisations. Na'im Kadhim, who heads Missan's electoral commission, told Azzaman that the commission has distributed 130,000 posters and 450,000 leaflets, and has organized 22 seminars to educate people about the constitutional and referendum process. Missain province, a majority Shiite population, is located in southern Iraq and borders Iran. (Al-Mada) Laith Kuba, spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minster Ibrahim al-Jafari, announced that military operations by US and Iraqi forces against insurgents in the western sector of the country were successful. "There are no military clashes now, and the situation is relatively calm," Kuba told to reporters at a press conference. He also said special funding was allotted to rehabilitate Haditha, the site of one of the major operations, but he said the town did not suffer significant damage. Cities and towns in Anbar, a province in western Iraq, were the sites of military operations over the past two weeks. With regard to the referendum, Kuba said that 200,000 employees in Iraq are working as supervisors or monitors throughout the country and only 1,000 were deployed to the Anbar governorate due to the security situation. (Al-Sabah) A survey conducted in three governorates found 93 per cent of those polled want to participate in the referendum. The survey, organised by the National Institute for Research and Studies, polled potential voters in Baghdad, Dhiqar and Karbala. Surveys were distributed randomly, and 93 per cent of those who received the questionnaires responded. Ninety percent of participants in the three provinces said they will vote in favour of the constitution on Saturday, (October 15, 2005) while 0.7 per cent said they will vote against the document. Of the participants, 0.2 per cent of participants were unwilling to vote. In Baghdad, 77 per cent said they will vote for the constitution; in Karbala, 99 per cent said they will vote in favour; and in Dhiqar 95 per cent said they will endorse the draft. Four days of holiday for eating, drinking, reading the constitution, arguing and voting. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #3 But, but it's a quagmire! I heard it on the news! How can the people of Iraq vote on a constitution without prior approval from the un? It's a farce and I bet France won't recognize them so they can't be legit. OTH God bless and God speed the Iraqi people in their quest for democracy and freedom. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-10-14 16:41 |
| #2 Doesn't sound like there's going to be a whole lot of arguing about the constitution. I hope they understand it. |
| Posted by: Jailing Chinemp8094 2005-10-14 14:44 |
| #1 Best wishes to the people of the sovereign state of Iraq. The Coalition and people of free will throughout your country have labored for two and a half long bloody years to bring you this opportunity. The Marines and your new Iraqi Army are preparing for the worst so that we can hope for the best. Good luck, and wear your purple fingers with pride. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-10-14 14:00 |