Wall Street: the low participation in the elections, "disappointment" for Washington

by **Beth** Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:13 am

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Counting citizens in speaking with an American newspaper, the low rate of participation in provincial elections indication of the decline in the enthusiasm of the political system which was formed after the year 2003, stressing that it reflects the disappointment of the political process.
As indicated that most of the learners did not vote in the last election, repeating old faces, and their belief that their participation would urge significant change, displaying fear of the country sliding into authoritarian rule again. Observers believe that al-Maliki needs more than any other to win big in the elections to expand its base, and ensure that it remains in power after the next parliamentary elections.
She said, "Wall Street Journal", the newspaper of America, in a report written by a journalist Matt Bradley and published on Monday, the reasons for the low rate of participation in the elections, said that "election officials began tellers Sunday (yesterday), one day after the first elections held after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, which I decline the Iraqis' enthusiasm for their emerging political system. "

And suspended the newspaper that "the participation of 50 per cent of Iraqis registered in the records of the provincial elections in the voting process, is the ratio of a far cry from the last elections in 2009, which saw the participation rate reached 72 per cent," pointing out that "according to the Independent Electoral Commission Supreme Electoral Officer, which confirmed that the rate of participation in the Iraqi capital has dropped to 33 per cent. "
The agency newspaper the U.S., that "voters and analysts believe that the turnout few reflect disappointment growing about the political process set up by the United States and spent for it lives and hundreds of billions of dollars," pointing out that "after 16 months of departure of U.S. troops to Iraq, Many Iraqis say they feel that the country's political system is corrupt and sectarian, and others are talking about slipping into authoritarian rule again. "

For his part, little Haider Ameli (27 years) from the capital, Baghdad's "Wall Street Journal", that "the elections business opportunity, and the Iraqi people fed up with it, and I and most of my friends are seeking to emigrate," explaining, "I voted in all previous elections, but I did not go This time, as most educated people did not vote in this election. "
The newspaper said the U.S. that "elections Saturday in Iraq, seen as a measure of the growth and development of political institutions in the country and the ability of security agencies to deal with the administration of elections at the national level, which is somewhat considered successful in carrying out its task," past by saying that " the government has taken strict security precautions, which banned the movement of vehicles on the streets throughout election day, even in areas far from the polling stations. voted security forces a week ago, so you can fully deployed on the day of universal suffrage. "
It showed the "Wall Street Journal" that "a lot of Iraqis avoided voting in elections eighth since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, because they believe that the voting papers of now provide less opportunity for change," مستطردة that "many Iraqis complain that the same faces is dominated political scene, regardless of the outcome of the vote. "
In addition, says the newspaper American famous, Ramzi Mardini, a fellow at the Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies, said that "the elections are taking place, but the political process is still in place, as if stuck in time itself," believing that "these elections take space very simple of democratic life in Iraq. "
According to the newspaper, al-Maliki and his allies aspire to achieve a landslide victory in the provincial elections, they relied upon in the build-up to the parliamentary elections scheduled in 2014. According to Mardini, said that "if Maliki's win was weak in the provincial elections, will not join a lot of political figures to join the alliance," he said, adding, "He needs it more than anyone else."

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by **rick152** Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:41 pm

Mid term elections are usually a lesser turnout plus adding that maybe the peeps might be feeling a bit forlorned as to the process, with albeit great strides, the people actually feeling it less, ie infrastructure, jobs, and actual monetary value. Any other thoughts?

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