UNAMI: 16.2 million Iraqis in 14 provinces will elect 447 candidates, including 14 for minorities

UNAMI: 16.2 million Iraqis in 14 provinces will elect 447 candidates, including 14 for minorities

16/04/2013 (23:01 pm)

 Baghdad / term Press

Announced the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), said on Tuesday that the number of voters in 14 provinces, with the exception of Kirkuk and the Kurdistan Region, amounted to more than 16.27 million voters, with an eye to the number of polling stations in those provinces amounted to more than six thousand polling stations , includes more than 38 thousand polling stations.

To that revealed statistical that the number of residents in the capital Baghdad has reached more than 7.25 million people, followed by the province of Nineveh in terms of population of more than 3.35 million, and after the Basra by more than 2.6 million people, while pointed out that the minority seats on the boards of 14 provinces not exceeding 9 seats out of 447 seats.

Iraq prepares, early next week, for the first local elections after the exit of American troops. And was conducted "special ballot" Saturday participated in about 700 thousand of police and army recruits.

The UN Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), said in a statement received (range Press) copy of it, said that under UN Security Council Resolution 2061 is working to provide assistance to the Iraqi government and the Electoral Commission in the development of procedures for the conduct of elections and referenda, "indicating they are working" closely "with Commission "through the provision of advice and assistance in the field of election administration, operations and field coordination and management of the data center."

The mission said that "the number of voters in 14 provinces except Kirkuk and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has reached more than 16.27 million voters," stating that "there are about 53.6 thousand immigrant vote of new places of residence for the benefit of their home provinces."

Revealed that "the population of 14 provinces will be elections amounted to 28,026,596 people," indicating that "the provinces of Kirkuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk excluded from this count."
The mission confirmed that "the election commission will open on election day about 6198 polling stations and about 38,383 polling stations unusual and 96 polling stations to vote for internally displaced," pointing out that "The Commission will open also 30 polling stations and 94 polling stations for the displaced in the province of Kurdistan and Kirkuk." She drew the mission to be "265 entity and 50 coalition, will compete in the provincial elections through 8302 candidate has authenticated them 2206 women representing about 26% would participate," indicating that "The Commission ruled 117 candidates from those under the decisions of the accountability and justice."

The mission noted in its statement that "the Commission and employed 250,000 people to participate in the organization of local elections."

The mission added that "The Commission has sent 162 monitoring team to all parts of the country also granted accreditation for 26315 local observers and 109450 and an agent of political entities and 609 international observers and 945 local journalists and 104 international journalists."

The United Nations reported that "the province of Baghdad came first in terms of the number of the population, live (7.255.278) people while come Nineveh province ranked second (3.353.875) people then Basra (2.601.790) people", He pointed out that "at least maintain the population is Muthanna and a population (735.905) people.

The United Nations showed that "the number of seats allocated to members of local councils in the 14 provinces of 447 seats, 117 seats for women, and just nine seats for minorities." She explained the United Nations that "minority seats spread over the provinces of Baghdad, Nineveh and Basra, Wasit," indicating that "Baghdad has (4) seats which one seat for each of the (Christians, Mandaeans, and Faili Kurds, and Turkmen), while comprising Nineveh (3) seats which one seat for each of the (Christians, Yazidis, Shabak), while comprising Basra (one seat) for Christians and Wasit (one seat) Faili Kurds.

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