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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 02 > Low turnout may reflect a disillusioned populace

Low turnout may reflect a disillusioned populace

But elections officials see vote as good sign for provincial races

By Leila Fadel / The Bulletin
February 2, 2009

BAGHDAD — Voter turnout in Iraq’s provincial elections Saturday was the lowest in the nation’s short history as a democracy, despite a relative calm across the nation. Only about 7.5 million of more than 14 million registered voters went to the polls.

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