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Talabani urges high turnout in poll
15.12.2005
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BAGHDAD, (UPI) -
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani Wednesday urged
voters to participate in choosing representatives to
a parliament that will serve a four-year term.
In a televised speech on the eve of the landmark
vote, Talabani said "Let's make tomorrow, Thursday,
a day of national unity and a turning point for
defeating terrorism and the enemies of the
democratic process.
"We want that day to be commemorated in our history
of great national glory," he said. |
Iraqi
President : Jalal Talabani
Photo: Reuters
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Talabani, who is running on the list of the
Kurdistan Alliance, stressed the poll's results will
lead to the foundation of the pillars of a modern
state of law and the formation of a strong coalition
government in which all brackets and factions of the
Iraqi people would be represented.
"Such a government will be able to combat and defeat
terrorism and criminal religious extremism, and
achieve security and stability as well as prosperity
for our beloved Iraq," Talabani added.
The president also defended the presence of U.S.-led
foreign forces, describing them as "allied forces"
whose presence is mandated by the international
community "to liberate Iraq from the ugliest
dictatorship ever known in history."
In a related development, the Iraqi Consensus Front,
representing the largest Sunni coalition, charged a
certain party in charge of the elections might
falsify results in favor of a political bloc
competing in the elections.
The front said in a statement that it received
reliable information indicating certain election
officials received large amounts of money in return
for manipulating the results in favor "of a certain
bloc."
UPI
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