Posted on 11/01/2005 10:24:42 AM PST by Democracy In Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi election officials defied a new upsurge of violence and held a televised lottery on Tuesday to determine the order in which more than 200 parties will appear on ballot papers at December 15 elections.
In the run-up to the elections to choose the first full four-year parliament since the fall of Saddam Hussein, parties were hoping for a low number in the ballot, which would put their name near the top of the list, or something distinctive that would catch the attention of voters.
The highly theatrical public display of election transparency in the new Iraq came a day after a car bomb killed 20 people and wounded dozens more in its southern heartland.
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Probably less in Iraq and more so in every other country where Islam exists.
Bahrain and Qatar are nowhere near as bad as Saudi, Syria and Iran...
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