Wednesday, February 16, 2005
New poll from Iraq
Our correspondent Haider Ajina translates some of the results of the latest poll conducted in Baghdad by "Al Sabah":
And make sure to read Patrick Ruffini's excellent post about the election, complete with a special Patrick-made map of the results.
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"Do you believe that democracy will help solve Iraqs Political, Security and Financial problems?Speaking of Iraq, two good opinion pieces by two good commentators. Amir Taheri:
Yes - 82.1%
No - 15.3%
Dont know - 2.6%
"Would you consent to a Kurdish President?
Yes - 69.8%
No - 27.3%
Dont know - 2.9%
"Do you believe that the Kurds will secede from Iraq over the next 10 years?
Yes - 35.4%
No - 53.9%
Maybe 9.1%
Dont know - 1.6%"
"The supposed total exclusion of the Arab Sunnis from the National Assembly did not happen, either. Arab Sunnis account for some 15 per cent of the Iraqi population and are a majority in four out of 18 provinces. In three of those provinces the voter turnout was below 30 per cent, and in one, Anbar, dropped to 2 per cent. But only half of the Arab Sunnis live in those provinces. The other half, in Baghdad and other major cities, voted in larger numbers.Check out also Ralph Peters with his no-nonsense look at the election and its implications (hat tip for both articles: Real Clear Politics).
"Based on their demographic strength, the Arab Sunnis should have 42 seats in the 275-seat transitional National Assembly. The final results show that the new assembly will have 49 Arab Sunnis sitting in it. Of these 40 were elected on the Shia-led and the Kurdish lists, plus the list headed by Iyad Allawi, the interim Prime Minister. Five were elected on a list led by Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawer, the Arab Sunni interim President, while four more won within smaller alliances. If we add the Kurds, who are also Sunni Muslims, at least 110 members of the assembly are Sunnis."
And make sure to read Patrick Ruffini's excellent post about the election, complete with a special Patrick-made map of the results.
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