al-Rooters has the stats - It is interesting that Saddahmland, and Ramadi are the strong holdouts.
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| Iraq |
| Iraq's Constitution is Adopted |
| 2005-10-25 |
| EFL: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's landmark constitutional was adopted by a majority of voters during the country's Oct. 15 referendum, election officials said Tuesday. Results released by the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq showed that Sunni Arabs, who had sharply opposed the draft document, failed to produce the two-thirds "no" vote they would have needed in at least three of Iraq's 18 provinces to defeat it. The commission, which had been auditing the referendum results for 10 days, said at a news conference in Baghdad that Ninevah province, had produced a "no" vote of only 55 percent. The constitution, which many Kurds and majority Shiites strongly support, is considered another major step in the country's democratic transformation, clearing the way for the election of a new Iraqi parliament on Dec. 15. Such steps are considered important in any decision about the future withdrawal of U.S.-led forces from Iraq. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 *slaps forehead* The Sunni Triangle? Who'da thunk it? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-10-25 16:42 |
| #4 al-Rooters has the stats - It is interesting that Saddahmland, and Ramadi are the strong holdouts. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-10-25 16:39 |
| #3 Lol, SPoD, so true... no matter in whose name you do it, lol. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-10-25 14:21 |
| #2 As we all know the "US backed" constitution of Japan is so bad you know. Beat up a journalists for jebus, it's the right thing to do. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2005-10-25 14:15 |
| #1 A straight story? You missed the Rooters version: Iraq voters approve US-backed constitution They don't know how to "report" straight news. Thx, Steve. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-10-25 14:11 |