Certified Iraq Elections Results Expected in Two Days

[ECH1969]

Final certified results for Iraq's Dec. 15 elections will be announced in two days, the nation's election commission chief said Wednesday.

"There were many complaints that were given to this panel, which has finished all its work and we are ready now to announce all the results and names of the candidates who won seats for the next parliament," al-Lami told AP Television News.

Al-Lami did not elaborate, but Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq official Hussein Hendawi told the al-Sabah newspaper there were at least 10 complaints concerning several issues, including the distribution of compensatory seats and calls to annul the results taken from some polling stations.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184246,00.html

[JohnnyRingo]

1. Sounds familiar...

"United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam's presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting." (New York Times, September 4, 1967)

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nytimes/82602711.html?did=82602711&FMT=ABS&FMTS=AI&date=Sep%2B4,%2B1967&author=By%2BPETER%2BGROSE%2BSpecial%2Bto%2BThe%2BNew%2BYork%2BTimes&desc=U.S.%2BENCOURAGED%2BBY%2BVIETNAM%2BVOTE

[KoKo]

2. It sure took them long enough time to "Fix" the results. No DRE's to

fix it faster. Too bad...I hear Diebold might have some machines they need to unload.

[acmavm]

3. Jeez, these people count slow.

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[HuffleClaw]

4. 'certified'

sure took 'em a loooooong time. what a complete oxymoron, 'the independent electoral commission of iraq', they sure love orwellian phrasing. i wonder just how badly they screwed with the results.

[radfringe]

5. I know I know I know

bush won by a landslide.... :rofl: