Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 01/10/09 - 27/03/10

Iraq closes Iran borders for polls security

Iraq closed off its borders with Iran as part of tight security measures to secure elections day. Iraqi soldiers from Border Guards Forces were deployed on the borders with Basra while entrance was closed off as well.

Border forces command closed all border passages between Iraq and Syria until further notice. Thousands of troops were put on alert at borders to prevent gunmen infiltration.

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Iraq Parliament elections end successfully

Independent High Electoral Commission announced that polling centers have closed in all provinces of Iraq at 5 pm.

Voters who were in queues in front of polling centers at 5 pm, are still allowed to vote, IHEC clarified.

At the end of this long election day, Iraqi officials, security forces and citizens have succeeded in marking another day of democracy in the country.

Elections security committee had announced earlier that curfew has been lifted off from all Iraqi provinces in exception for Nineveh.

Shams election monitoring organization reported on the other hand that turnout of voters was estimated between 35% and 40% since early morning till noon i.e. before the end of elections.

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Direct transfer of ballot boxes to stores Kut amid tight security

A source in the Office of the elections and Wasit, Sunday, said the office began the transfer of ballot boxes to a warehouse complex Kut amid tight security.

The source told (Voices of Iraq) that "employees of the Commission proceeded in the late night (Sunday) the transfer of the ballot box in a public vote to the complex storage central Kut."

He added that "the transfer of funds took place during the curfew, amid tight security represented by the conduct of joint forces of army and police since the inception of the centers down to the warehouse complex that has been secured," he wrote. He pointed out that "the transfer of funds will continue until tomorrow (Monday) due to the delay of some centers in the process of counting and sorting."

Seen across the districts and the areas of Wasit province attended the roaming of vehicles and people since ten o'clock at night and continues until the sixth morning tomorrow (Monday).

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Counting and sorting operations for the elections will be held next Thursday abroad

Confirmed the Electoral Commission for elections and international interest Widely observed the electoral process taking place on Sunday, and revealed that the operations count And counting for the elections will be held next Thursday abroad. This came at a symposium held Friday in the Office of the city of Arbil observers International staff in Iraq to participate in election observation.

According to officials UNHCR, this symposium was to inform the international observers on the actions Taken by UNHCR to prepare for the elections, and laws that work and fabricated Commission As well as security measures and operations of counting and sorting. In a speech during the seminar.

Confirmed Mohammed Salman, Deputy Head of the Independent Higher Commission for the elections, the importance of the participation International observers in the elections. He added: This participation by international observers Reflect the extent of great interest to the international community represented by the Arab countries and Islamic countries European Union elections, as well as the continued presence of United Nations.

Of For her part, Tara Abdullah responsible for the elections and the agency in Iraq's Kurdistan region: Hundreds of international observers and representatives of the diplomatic corps and arrived in the country to monitor The Iraqi elections.

She said during the seminar that the number of international organizations registered in Baghdad $29 and the number of international observers from those bodies 574 international observers. She said that the total number of Hiyat diplomacy over Iraq up to 38 body Organization and diplomatic bodies and the number of international observers on the level of Iraq 626 observers International.

To that, "said Saad Al-Abdali director of operations for elections abroad during the seminar that Elections, which include Iraqis living outside the country saw a large turnout by Iraqi citizens. He pointed to the existence of a large turnout by the citizens centers Voting abroad.

He said: signs are positive, and there a large turnout by the electorate on Vote and opening the door for observers and agents of political entities, we now have 164 International observers monitor the elections outside Iraq, and 373 local observers and 4174 as an agent Political entities. He also said Saad Al-Abdali, head of operations abroad, said the elections Counting and sorting operations for the elections will be held in overseas at the tenth month of March.

He said: I will give orders to begin counting and sorting in the 11 March in order to be counted and the counting of votes Voters would then send this data to the head office in Baghdad that includes the voices of Iraqis at home and the Independent Higher Commission for Elections in Iraq Introduced in Erbil on behalf of the Directorate of the Directorate of elections abroad under the auspices of the Commission consisting of three Members of the Commission, to oversee the elections that take place outside the country and continue for a period Three days.

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Iraq extends memorandum of understanding with Royal Dutch Shell

Iraq has extended a memorandum of understanding with Royal Dutch Shell on a natural gas venture in Basra for six months from March 2010, Iraq's oil minister Hussein Al Shahristani told Reuters on Sunday.

"We will resume talks with Shell after the election," Al Shahristani said after he cast his vote in the country's second full parliamentary election.

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Allawi protests IHEC election performance

Upon the end of Parliamentary elections, Iraqi Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi called on the next Parliament to carry out a full investigation concerning elections and the roles of some officials thereto.

Allawi asked to put the IHEC under investigation after he protested its performance on account of major confusions in polling centers, he argued.
Iraqi Former Prime Minister warned the IHEC against inaccuracies or non-objectivity in counting votes.

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IHEC : Polls official results might take time

Independent High Electoral Commission overlooked all unofficial results that some candidates are announcing.

In a press conference on Sunday night, IHEC declared that the final announcement of Parliamentary election results will take time till the end of the week probably.

Turnout was strong, yet, there are no accurate estimates on the percentage of participation, IHEC added.

IHEC chairman Faraj Al Haidari called on all political entities to respect the process of results and abstain from announcing inaccurate figures.

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Iraq election special security plan succeeds

Iraq’s Elections High security committee announced that elections special security plan succeeded.

In a joint press conference with Baghdad Operations Command spokesman Brigadier Qassem Ata, head of the committee Major Aydan Khaled affirmed the success of the security plan while applauding security forces whom he regarded as heroes.

Security forces’ mission is not done yet as they will ensure the transfer of ballot boxes when counting votes is completed, Khaled added.

Brigadier Qassem Ata confirmed in his turn that terrorists’ attempts were doomed to failure as voters poured in to electoral centers manifesting a strong will.

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Al Maliki: Iraq elections a national epic

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki described elections day as a national epic.

In an address to the Iraqi people at the end of Iraq Parliamentary elections, Al Maliki stressed that elections day was a strike to terrorism and to those who are against Iraqis’ will, democracy and freedom.

Terrorist plots have failed, Al Maliki said.

Iraqi Prime Minister thanked army soldiers, security forces and police for successfully ensuring the political process.

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Estimates: Maliki front-runner in 9 provinces

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki is the front-runner in Iraq's nine southern provinces, AFP quoted local official as saying.

Al Iraqiya List led by Iyad Allawi came first in Anbar, Salahuddin, Diyala and Nineveh, estimates reported.

In Kirkuk, Kurdistan Alliance topped the chart followed by Al Iraqiya then the State of Law Coalition, estimates added.

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