Iraqi elections

[ciphergoth]

This goes through my head every time I read a headline about the eight million Iraqis who just voted, or the thousands in this country who cast a proxy vote.

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[narnee.livejournal.com]

Given that a good deal of the Sunni population was boycotting the election 57% translates into a pretty high percentage of the non Sunni population.

I haven't heard or seen figures for the Kurds or the Sunnis yet, but I did hear on BBC World Service last night that the turnout in most Shia areas met or exceeded 92%.