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180,000 Iraqis in Jordan set to vote in election
[Al Arabiya Latest] Around 180,000 eligible Iraqi voters are expected to cast their ballots in Jordan as part of global out-of-country voting in the March 7 poll, Iraq's electoral commission said on Tuesday."About 180,000 Iraqis in Jordan are expected to vote on March 5, 6 and 7 at 16 polling stations," Nehad Abbas, head of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Jordan, told a news conference. "Eleven stations will open in Amman, two in Zarqa, two in Irbid and one in Madaba," he added, and urged Iraqis in Jordan to vote "even if they were living there illegally." Posted by: Fred 2010-02-24 |
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