USA appointed Iraqi electoral commission says 99% of votes valid

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2006/January/focusoniraq_January74.xml§ion=focusoniraq&col=

BAGHDAD - Iraq’s electoral commission ruled that more than 99 percent of the ballots from the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections are valid, opening the way for a new government to start coming together.


Final election results have been delayed by fraud complaints mainly lodged by the Sunni Arab minority, and groups looking for a political edge in dealing with the Shiite Muslim majority could still make further protests and hold up the naming of new leaders for two or three months.

A US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed north of Baghdad on Monday, killing its two pilots. A bombing aimed at a convoy of American police advisers in the capital caused one death, while a car bomb killed five policemen and a 6-year-old in Muqdadiya, 60 miles north of Baghdad.

Iraq’s electoral commission announced it was throwing out votes from 227 ballot boxes because of fraud, a tiny percentage - less than 1 percent - of the total vote that shouldn’t affect the overall results.

Man oh man. I don't even think Saddam ever done that good. Damn!

[Teaser]

1. Not "US appointed"

This commission was largely drawn up the interim government, and ratified results that make us very unhappy (shiite religious parties win big).

And it is probably almost correct (shiite religious parties most likely did win big).

[NNN0LHI]

2. Lets not try and rewrite history in the middle of things here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Electoral_Commission_of_Iraq

Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq

The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) is Iraq's electoral commission. It was set up in May 2004 by the Coalition Provisional Authority to begin work towards holding an election in the country...

[f-bush]

3. What fucking joke

regardless of who appointed them

[rodeodance]

4. I think this is line of the SH book. Not good.

[WearyOne2]

5. pity that didn't apply to US voting

[SoCalDem]

6. WOWEE...just like when Uncle saddam was getting elected..n/t