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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Spotlight on vote-buying on eve of Iraqi ballot Reuters - Saturday, January 31 By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD - On the eve of Iraq's provincial polls, reports of attempts to buy votes and fears about fraud threaten to cast a shadow over an otherwise vibrant campaign that will test the country's growing security. It was difficult to quantify how widespread the attempts have been to garner votes with gifts, but the issue has become a talking point among Iraqis before Saturday's regional vote. In one Baghdad park this week, a leading Shi'ite Muslim party distributed blankets with a pamphlet inserted in the folds instructing would-be voters which candidates to choose. Other parties have doled out watches to win favour, and in one case, furnished a teenage football team with uniforms. The campaign events were all witnessed by Reuters correspondents. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rejected media reports about attempted vote fraud. "We want to show the world our elections are transparent," he said. But the irregularities are blots on a campaign that has been far more spirited than Iraq's other elections since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. Candidates previously feared for their lives, and hid their identities. More than 14,000 candidates are vying for 440 provincial council seats in 14 of 18 provinces. The election in Kirkuk province was postponed by a political dispute, while three Kurdish regions will vote later this year. A vehicle ban and curfew came into force in the still violent northern city of Mosul, where al Qaeda is making a stand, and police and Iraqi troops deployed into the streets elsewhere as security was tightened ahead of the vote. The polls will test support for Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim, ahead of a parliamentary election later in the year. They may also help soothe some Sunni Arab grievances that are fuelling continuing violence in provinces like Nineveh, where Mosul is the capital, and Diyala, where Sunnis lack political power after boycotting the last election in 2005. For weeks, Iraq has been awash in colourful posters and banners and alive with the sounds of festive campaign rallies. WHO CAN WE TRUST? But some fear the apparently enthusiastic endorsement of democracy will inevitably be undermined by fraud. Mithal al-Alusi, a parliamentarian who heads a secular list of candidates, accused some parties of using state funds. "How can we trust those who are not trustworthy, those who believe they have the right to use the public funds?" he asked. Campaign rules prohibit the use of government resources, bar gifts to voters and restrict the use of religious symbols. Yet many such regulations have been flouted. The independent electoral commission said it planned to announce on Friday that it would penalise around 150 candidates for irregularities, but provided no details. Furat al-Sheraa, a candidate in the southern city of Basra affiliated with the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council , a major Shi'ite party, said some candidates viewed winning votes as a commercial transaction. "I don't think it will work. It is a very dishonourable thing to try to buy votes," he said. ISCI, part of Maliki's coalition government, is locked in competition with his State of Law coalition in the south. There have been allegations of fraud in previous post-Saddam elections, but violence was the chief concern. Attacks by insurgents remain a worry this year too, despite the sharp drop in violence. An election seen as illegitimate could spur new violence just as Iraqis embrace increasing security and stability almost six years after the U.S. invasion. Almost 300,000 local and international observers will fan out at polling centres to monitor the voting. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: World Sen. Judd Gregg of NH on list for commerce postAP - 21 minutes ago AU: Suspend indictment against Sudan presidentAP - 22 minutes ago Octuplets' mother already had six children: reportAFP - 22 minutes ago Spain's probe of Israelis presents legal quandaryAP - 23 minutes ago Cuba's Raul Castro in talks at KremlinAP - 32 minutes ago Most Popular – World Viewed US House approves massive economic stimulus bill Financial crisis bringing global economy to standstill: IMF Wen and Putin lash out at US over economic crisis Soldier suicides hit record in 2008: US Army Boeing to cut 10,000 jobs after loss View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular
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Friday, 30 January 2009 - Spotlight on vote-buying on eve of Iraqi ballot