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Today's Gregg Zoroya reports that there is
widespread confusion among many would be Iraqi
voters for the upcoming Sunday election. The paper
points out that "Iraqis must sift through a ballot
with 111 choices." Many are speculating that voter
turnout will be low, and the terrorists within Iraq
are hoping for just that.
But USA Today reports that a recent survey by the
International Republican Institute found that 80% of
Iraqis say they will probably vote. And John
Hinderaker at Power Line has received a translation
of an article in the Arabic newspaper Alsharq
Alausat, with the results of a poll conducted by the
Iraqi Ministry of Planning and it shows some very
interesting numbers:
-72.4 % of all of those polled said they
would participate in the elections.
-97 % of Iraqis in
Kurdistan said they would participate in the
elections.
-96 % of Iraqis in the
southern provinces (mainly Shiite areas) said they
would participate in the elections.
-33 % of Iraqis in the
central provinces (Sunni Area) said they would
participate in the elections.
-10 % of Iraqis in Central
provinces (Sunni Area) said they have not yet made
their mind if they were going to vote or not.
-62.1 % of those polled said that the
elections will be neutral and free.
-17.8 % said elections will not be
neutral and free.
-66 % said that the
elections must take place under current
circumstances.
-53.3 % said the security is good in their
area..
-21.7 % said that security was average in
their area.
-25 % said that security
was bad in their area.
Hinderaker predicts "a stunning turnout of Iraqis
next week." I hope he is correct as that's the
feeling I get as well. This is Iraq's first free
elections in 50 years, and a huge turnout will go a
long way towards stabilization of that country and a
would be a huge victory for freedom.
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