Identifier
Created
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06BAGHDAD409
2006-02-10 18:31:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Baghdad
Cable title:  

IECI ANNOUNCES CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS

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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAGHDAD 000409 

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/10/2016
TAGS: PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
SUBJECT: IECI ANNOUNCES CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS

Classified By: POLITICAL COUNSELOR ROBERT S. FORD, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B)
AND (D).

C O N F I D E N T I A L BAGHDAD 000409

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/10/2016
TAGS: PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
SUBJECT: IECI ANNOUNCES CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS

Classified By: POLITICAL COUNSELOR ROBERT S. FORD, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B)
AND (D).


1. (U) At a February 10 press conference, the Independent
Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) formally announced the
certification of results for the December 15 Council of
Representatives elections. The press conference was called
to order by IECI Chairman Izaddin Hindawi who thanked all
contributing authorities and the Iraqi people for a
successful election. His remarks were followed by other
commissioners who read details of the final election results,
summarizing the complaints and appeals process, and
presenting the names of candidates who would fill the
Council's 275 seats. Missing from the list were three Allawi
list candidates who were excluded after being named by the
National De-Ba'athification Commission.


2. (C/REL UN AND MNFI) Following the press conference,
International Commissioner Craig Jenness told PolOff that the
Prime Minister's office, and then Jafari himself, had
contacted the Commissioners just before the press conference,
and asked the board to refrain from mentioning the names of
the winning candidates in order to allow an opportunity for
changes if the courts or the De-Ba'athification Commission
were to rule in favor of the affected candidates. Jenness
said that the board had denied the requests, as they were too
late and "without foundation". Furthermore, Jenness claimed
the board felt unauthorized to take such a step.
Acknowledging the Embassy's concerns about the lack of
transparency in the de-Ba'athification action, Jenness said
that if Jafari had really wanted to keep the three candidates
on the list, he should have approached the board before the
morning of the announcement of certified results.
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