Results of recent local elections strongly indicate that Iraqis have made a giant leap forward in political sophistication.
By Amir Taheri
With the results of Iraq's latest elections nearly complete, it's clear that the nation has taken another major step toward lasting democratization.
A robust campaign - more than 14,000 candidates and 400-plus political parties and alliances competing for 440 seats in the provincial assemblies - gave Iraqis the widest possible choice of personalities and policies.
The election concerned 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces and more than 80 percent of the electorate. (The three Kurdish provinces will hold their elections later this year. Another state, oil-rich Kirkuk, was left out because of unresolved problems regarding its ethnic composition.) Read more ...
By Amir Taheri
With the results of Iraq's latest elections nearly complete, it's clear that the nation has taken another major step toward lasting democratization.
A robust campaign - more than 14,000 candidates and 400-plus political parties and alliances competing for 440 seats in the provincial assemblies - gave Iraqis the widest possible choice of personalities and policies.
The election concerned 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces and more than 80 percent of the electorate. (The three Kurdish provinces will hold their elections later this year. Another state, oil-rich Kirkuk, was left out because of unresolved problems regarding its ethnic composition.) Read more ...
Source: Family Security Matters
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