Iraqi elections |
January 25, 2005: For the first time in half a century, the Iraqi population voted in an election with actual options.[1] This was quite a change from what had been done previously. Because of this, the election had a very good turnout, with about 60% of the eligible voting population coming out for the election.[2] Within this statistic are other statistics for the breakdown of the different ethnic groups in Iraq. The majority of the Iraqi population, approximately 80%[3], is made of Shiites and Kurds, and both of these ethnic groups had a good turnout in the elections. The third major ethnic group, the Sunni Arabs, had a poor turnout for voting. The poor turnout of Sunni Arabs is attributed to the Sunni boycott[4] to the election. Along with this boycott was a bit of violence, but this was not major and did not deter the election. An estimated 8.5 million Iraqi people came to cast ballots,[5] and the United Iraqi Alliance, dominated by the Shiite, won the majority of assembly seats.[6] The group to win the second most was the Kurdish party.[7] This election was a step forward for Iraq, giving them the chance to change their country for the better.
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[2] "Timeline, 1990 - 2011 - US - Iraq War - ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines.
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[4] "Iraq War Timeline." Msnbc.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
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[2] "Timeline, 1990 - 2011 - US - Iraq War - ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines.
[3] "Timeline, 1990 - 2011 - US - Iraq War - ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines.
[4] "Iraq War Timeline." Msnbc.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
[5] "Iraq War Timeline." msnbc.com.
[6] "Iraq War Timeline." msnbc.com.
[7] "Iraq War Timeline." msnbc.com.