Comments on: Iraqi Leader After Yesterday’s Election: “We are the Beginning of True Democracy in the Middle East” http://www.heatherrobinson.net/blog/2010/03/08/iraqi-leader-after-yesterdays-election-we-are-the-beginning-of-true-democracy-in-the-middle-east/ Journalist - Middle East Commentator Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:06:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Erik B. http://www.heatherrobinson.net/blog/2010/03/08/iraqi-leader-after-yesterdays-election-we-are-the-beginning-of-true-democracy-in-the-middle-east/#comment-23516 Erik B. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:38:17 +0000 http://www.heatherrobinson.net/blog/2010/03/08/iraqi-leader-after-yesterdays-election-we-are-the-beginning-of-true-democracy-in-the-middle-east/#comment-23516 Nice. It looks like the election is progressing well and the preliminary results will be released on Thursday: <i> Iraq's electoral commission will announce on Thursday the partial results of this week's parliamentary election as Prime Minister expected to emerge as the front-runner. Partial results from Iraq's parliamentary election will be released on Thursday, the country's electoral commission said on Wednesday. "I think it's fair to say the world has been impressed by the professional way that these elections have taken place." Ad Melkert, special UN envoy "The counting is taking place normally (and) there is no problem," the deputy head of the Iraqi High Electoral Commission Hamdiya al-Husseini said on Wednesday. "Partial results will be announced tomorrow." Asked when final results from the Sunday poll would be ready, Husseini said "we are working normally but we cannot say when we will declare the final results." The commission has already announced that partial results would be announced once at least 30 percent of ballots had been counted. Husseini's remarks were confirmed by Ad Melkert, the special United Nations envoy, at a news conference. "Tomorrow there will be a preliminary result," Melkert said.</i> http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/03/11/102718.html Let's hope that whatever group(s) fail to prevail in the election will nevertheless agree to abide by the results. Nice. It looks like the election is progressing well and the preliminary results will be released on Thursday:

Iraq’s electoral commission will announce on Thursday the partial results of this week’s parliamentary election as Prime Minister expected to emerge as the front-runner.

Partial results from Iraq’s parliamentary election will be released on Thursday, the country’s electoral commission said on Wednesday.

“I think it’s fair to say the world has been impressed by the professional way that these elections have taken place.”

Ad Melkert, special UN envoy “The counting is taking place normally (and) there is no problem,” the deputy head of the Iraqi High Electoral Commission Hamdiya al-Husseini said on Wednesday. “Partial results will be announced tomorrow.”

Asked when final results from the Sunday poll would be ready, Husseini said “we are working normally but we cannot say when we will declare the final results.”

The commission has already announced that partial results would be announced once at least 30 percent of ballots had been counted.

Husseini’s remarks were confirmed by Ad Melkert, the special United Nations envoy, at a news conference.

“Tomorrow there will be a preliminary result,” Melkert said.

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/03/11/102718.html

Let’s hope that whatever group(s) fail to prevail in the election will nevertheless agree to abide by the results.

]]> By: jennifer http://www.heatherrobinson.net/blog/2010/03/08/iraqi-leader-after-yesterdays-election-we-are-the-beginning-of-true-democracy-in-the-middle-east/#comment-23515 jennifer Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:17:23 +0000 http://www.heatherrobinson.net/blog/2010/03/08/iraqi-leader-after-yesterdays-election-we-are-the-beginning-of-true-democracy-in-the-middle-east/#comment-23515 Thank you for continuing to report on this. It is striking that you are one of the only journalists who acknowledges the fact that slowly but surely, democracy is being achieved in the region. More importantly, you also illuminate the positive aspects of the Bush administration's Mid-East policy, which most other journalists are quick to dismiss and criticize. Bravo! Thank you for continuing to report on this. It is striking that you are one of the only journalists who acknowledges the fact that slowly but surely, democracy is being achieved in the region. More importantly, you also illuminate the positive aspects of the Bush administration’s Mid-East policy, which most other journalists are quick to dismiss and criticize. Bravo!

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