Iraq unveils Election security plan
/Voting to take place in 4 Provinces
The Iraqi government has announced a security plan for the 30 January elections, admitting that voting will be limited in four restive provinces. Measures include declaring a three-day holiday and excluding cars from areas near polling stations, government minister Wael Abdul Latif said. Restrictions would also be imposed on vehicle movements, he said. The provincial affairs minister said polls would be limited in areas where the insurgency was at its strongest. However, he did not name the four provinces affected. Electoral officials say no voter registration has yet taken place in the western Anbar province and in Iraq's third-largest city, Mosul. The head of the country's independent electoral commission, Abdul Hussein Hendawi, said voters in those areas would be registered on polling day itself. [more]
The Iraqi government has announced a security plan for the 30 January elections, admitting that voting will be limited in four restive provinces. Measures include declaring a three-day holiday and excluding cars from areas near polling stations, government minister Wael Abdul Latif said. Restrictions would also be imposed on vehicle movements, he said. The provincial affairs minister said polls would be limited in areas where the insurgency was at its strongest. However, he did not name the four provinces affected. Electoral officials say no voter registration has yet taken place in the western Anbar province and in Iraq's third-largest city, Mosul. The head of the country's independent electoral commission, Abdul Hussein Hendawi, said voters in those areas would be registered on polling day itself. [more]
