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Iraqi Elections (30th January 2005)

Reference, Electronic Iraq

Jan 1, 2000


The interim Iraqi government chose 30 January 2005 as the date for its first nationwide election since the fall of Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime. Voters will choose a 275-member national assembly, whose primary task will be to debate and approve a new Iraqi constitution. The elections include votes for 18 provincial assemblies, and the autonomous Kurdish parliament in the north.

ELECTION CALENDAR

  • 1 November - Voter and candidate registration began.
  • 22 November - Deadline for registering parties and individuals wishing to stand for election.
  • 23 November - Deadline for registering on electoral lists in the provinces.
  • 30 November - Deadline for registering on electoral lists in Baghdad.
  • 15 December - Election campaign began.
  • 30 January - Election day.


    OVERVIEWS & ANALYSIS
  • Focus on election outcome, IRIN (17 February 2005)
  • Thousands were unable to vote in north, IRIN (10 February 2005)
  • Reading the Elections, Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies (2 February 2005)
  • A Tale Of Two Elections, Allan Slater (1 February 2005)
  • Observing the Elections in Karbala, Peggy Gish (1 February 2005)
  • What They're Not Telling You About the "Election", Dahr Jamail (1 February 2005)
  • Special Flashpoints Edition on the Election in Iraq, Flashpoints (31 January 2005)
  • Confusion Surrounds Iraq Poll Turnout, Aljazeera (31 January 2005)
  • Some Just Voted for Food, Dahr Jamail, Inter Press Service (31 January 2005)
  • Focus on Elections, IRIN (31 January 2005)
  • CPT Iraq Release: Election Prelude, Cliff Kindy, (31 January 2005)
  • Hollow Election Held on Bloody Day, Dahr Jamail, Inter Press Service (30 January 2005)
  • A Brief Guide to the Iraqi Elections, Jo Wilding (29 January 2005)
  • Some See Hope, Others Civil War, Dahr Jamail (27 January 2005)
  • What Iraqis Think of the Elections, Dahr Jamail (26 January 2005)
  • Vote Where, How, and for Whom?, Dahr Jamail (26 January 2005)
  • Election Divides a Nation, Dahr Jamail (24 January 2005)
  • Interview: Farid Ayar, the Vice President of the Higher Independent Election Commission, IRIN (12 January 2005)
  • Controversial U.S. Groups Operate Behind Scenes on Iraq Vote, The New Standard (13 December 2005)


    VOTER TURNOUT
  • Voter turnout numbers have been released for the second day of voting, IOM (30 January 2005)
  • Voter Turnout Numbers for Polling Day 1 in Out-of-Country Ballot, IOM (29 January 2005)


    ELECTION PROCESS & PLANNING
  • ‘Please exercise your democratic rights,’ Annan tells Iraqis two days before polls, UN News (28 January 2005)
  • Focus on election preparations in Fallujah, IRIN (28 January 2005)
  • Families store food ahead of elections, IRIN (28 January 2005)
  • Sunday's election in Iraq not a 'be-all and end-all' but merely a staging post – UN, UN News (26 January 2005)
  • 5 days before Iraqi poll, UN envoy reviews steps to ensure fairness, transparency, UN News (25 January 2005)
  • UN envoy holds intensive meetings with Iraqi leaders in run-up to elections, UN News (24 January 2005)
  • As Iraqi vote nears UN officials stress need for inclusiveness, UN News (14 January 2005)
  • "Blue Flag" flying in Iraq, Security Council told, Report, UN News (14 September 2004)
  • UN SC endorses formation of sovereign interim government in Iraq, Report, UN News (8 June 2004)
  • Brahimi holds second day of talks with Iraqis on UN role in political transition, Report, UN News (6 April 2004)
  • Security Council supports decision to dispatch UN team to Iraq 'as soon as possible', Report, UN News (24 March 2004)
  • Iraq elections could be held by end of 2004 if conditions are met - UN report, Report, UN News (23 February 2004)
  • The 'non-foreign policy' of the US, Hasan Abu Nimah (17 March 2004)


    SECURITY CONCERNS, VIOLENCE & THE ELECTION CLIMATE
  • Casualties of Polling, Dahr Jamail (2 February 2005)
  • Hollow Election Held on Bloody Day, Dahr Jamail, Inter Press Service (30 January 2005)
  • High Anxiety, Dahr Jamail (28 January 2005)
  • Low Fuel, High Violence, Dahr Jamail (24 January 2005)
  • Dying for Democracy, Dahr Jamail, David Pratt, Trevor Royle (24 January 2005)
  • Iraqi elections: Human rights concerns, HRW (23 January 2005)
  • The Daily Dance, Sheila Provencher (21 January 2005)
  • Heavy security for election day, IRIN (19 January 2005)
  • Car Bombs, Dahr Jamail (19 January 2005)
  • Iraqis discuss voting, or not, in elections held amidst chaos, Dahr Jamail and Brian Dominick (17 January 2005)
  • Southerners expect peaceful poll, IRIN (17 January 2005)
  • In face of violence, UN has done all it can technically for Iraqi elections - Annan, UN News (17 January 2005)





    THE MEDIA
  • Democracy in Iraq, Omar Khan (31 January 2005)
  • Iraqi Elections: In the Mainstream Press, Electronic Iraq (30 January 2005)
  • Notes on a Photographic Message, Omar Khan (21 January 2005)
  • Dead Wrong on the Iraqi Elections, Juan Cole (3 December 2004)
  • Iraqi regime instructs media to promote leadership's positions, CPJ (12 November 2004)


    OUT-OF-COUNTRY REGISTRATION
  • 280,303 Iraqis register to participate in out-of-country vote, IOM (26 January 2005)
  • Seventh day figures for registration in out-of-country vote, IOM (24 January 2005)
  • Fourth day figures for registration in out-of-country vote, IOM (21 January 2005)
  • Third day figures for registration in out-of-country vote, IOM (20 January 2005)
  • Second day figures for registration in out-of-country vote, IOM (19 January 2005)


    MULTIMEDIA
  • Iraqi Elections: Photos, Human Rights Watch (January 2005)


    RELATED LINKS
  • The Iraqi Government
  • The Iraqi Independent Election Committee
  • Iraqi Election Information Network
  • United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
  • International Organization of Migration (Out-of-Country Voting Program)
  • Coalition Provisional Authority



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