Iraq: Post-Saddam National Elections
Description:
Elections for a transitional National Assembly, provincial councils, and a Kurdish
regional assembly were held on January 30, 2005. High voter turnout in mostly Shiite
and Kurdish areas led to a first and second-place finish for slates backed by these two
communities. Sunni Arabs, dominant under Saddam Hussein, appear to have been
further marginalized by their relative lack of participation in the vote. This report will
be updated regularly. See CRS Report RL31339, Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Effo…
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Date:
February 14, 2005
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
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