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• Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq
  
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  The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq is the body responsible for overseeing voting in post-Saddam Iraq.

  All kinds of information about elections and referenda in Iraq, including laws, results, how to vote from abroad, and lists of contestants in the December 2005 elections. Most available in both Arabic and English.

• Foundations of the state in theory and practice: reading Bremer and the counterinsurgency field manual (Nov 2007)
  
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  Keywords: Theory Politics

  Roger Myerson, 2007 Nobel laureate in economics, evaluates two approaches to state-building applied in Iraq. The first, exemplified by Paul Bremer, focuses on the constitution. The other is concerned with security and effective governance, and is demonstrated in the US Army`s Counterinsurgency Field Manual

  one focussed on the constitution, exemplified by Paul Bremer. as outlined in Paul Bremer's biography of his years in Iraq and by the US Army's Counterinsurgency Field Manual. Myerson highlights an area he believes these theories have overlooked: that civil servants should be able to expect rewards for loyally serving the state.

• Report of the Secretary-General (01 Sept 2006)
  
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  Keywords: UN Humanitarian situation Secretary General Security Politics

  This report covers developments between June and August 2006. It was discussed by the UN Security Council on 14 December, in Meeting 5523

• First results announced (20 Jan 2006)
  
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  • Parliamentary Elections (Dec 2005)
  
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  The Shia-led United Iraqi Alliance have won 128 seats, but failed to obtain an absolute majority. Kurdish parties under the Kurdistan Alliance won 53 seats and the main Sunni Arab bloc, the Iraqi Accord Front, won 44.

  25 seats went to the (secular-list) Iraqi National List, 11 to the (Sunni) Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, and 14 to other parties.

• International election monitoring team releases report (19 Jan 2006)
  
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  • Parliamentary Elections (Dec 2005)
  
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  The International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE) releases the report of its Assessment Team - the result of meetings with election officials, political groups, civil society organisations and foreign government representatives in Iraq.

  • praises the accomplishment of the Iraqi Electoral Commission in "giving the vast majority of Iraqis an opportunity to vote" on a single day, when few, if any, government institutions can operate effectively in all parts of the country.

  • "Shortcomings" included security problems, unequal geographical distribution of polling stations, ballot paper shortages in some areas, problems with voter lists, and fraud.

  • Iraqi election officials investigated some 2000 complaints, voided the results from 227 out of around 30,000 ballot boxes, and instigated some criminal proceedings. It notes that these cancellations were not followed by re-voting - "particularly regrettable in an electoral system of list proportional representation where the number of votes required to win or lose a seat may vary from governorate to governorate as well as from a given seat to another seat". It urges that future Iraqi legislation establish a mechanism for re-voting following fraud or irregularities.

  • Breakdowns of these complaints are pending translation.

• A Joint Statement Concerning the Programmes of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Iraq (16 Jan 2006)
  
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  Keywords: Trade unions Politics

  This joint statement of workers unions from all parts of Iraq was adopted on January the 16th, 2006, at the end of a two-day seminar in Amman, Jordan.

• Poll by Oxford Research International (12 Dec 2005)
  
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  • Opinion Polls in Iraq
  
  Keywords: Opinion polls Reconstruction Politics Invasion

  Conducted for ABC News, Time magazine, the BBC NHK and Der Spiegel by Oxford Research International. Interviews were conducted Oct. 8 to Nov. 22, 2005, in person, in Arabic and Kurdish, among a random national sample of 1,711 Iraqis age 15 and up. The results have a 2.5-point error margin. (See details of the survey methodology )

  Full results are available from ABC News and BBC

  Results were consistent with previous ORI polls, but were widely interpreted as showing greater optimism about current and future conditions than previous polls.

  Interviewers found that 71% of those questioned said things were currently very or quite good in their personal lives, while 29% found their lives very or quite bad.

  However, Iraqis appear to have a more negative view of the overall situation in their country, with 53% answering that the situation is bad, and 44% saying it is good.

  Preference for strong leadership was strong: half of those questioned felt Iraq needed a single, strong leader following December's elections, but this fell to 31% in 5 years time.

  Also, 50.3 per cent of Iraqis polled answered that the 2003 invasion was somewhat or absolutely wrong. That’s an increase from 39.1 per cent in a similar survey in March 2004

  Analysis available from ABC News, BBC Online, and Der Spiegel (in German).

• Poll by International Republican Institute (IRI) (Dec 2005)
  
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  • Opinion Polls in Iraq
  
  Keywords: Opinion polls Politics Elections

  'On the eve of Iraq's historic elections for a permanent national assembly, a new International Republican Institute (IRI) poll found that 93 percent of Iraqis intend to vote on Thursday. This is up eight points from the poll taken in early November. In contrast to the January 2005 elections, a solid majority of voters in Sunni provinces now plan to participate in the democratic process.'

  Other findings include that 31% say that the biggest single influence on their vote will be religion.

• Poll for al-Bayyna newspaper (Nov 2005)
  
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  Keywords: Opinion polls Politics Elections

  Reuters: 'A newspaper poll of nearly 40,000 Iraqis showed half want Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari, an Islamist Shi'ite, to retain his position after elections in December for Iraq's first full-term postwar government.

  The poll, conducted by al-Bayyna newspaper, which is run by the Shi'ite party Hezbollah Iraq, surveyed people in six of Iraq's 18 provinces, including the major population centres of Baghdad, Basra and Mosul.'

• Planning post-conflict reconstruction in Iraq: what can we learn? (Oct 2005)
  
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  Keywords: Reconstruction Politics

  Review of the planning process within the CPA and related bodies, conducted by the RAND corporation. This concentrates primarily on management and institutional organisation, rather than on the problems and successes of policies.

• UN Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 30 of resolution 1546, SEPTEMBER 2005 (07 Sept 2005)
  
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  Keywords: UN Politics Security Council Resolutions

  UN Document number S/2005/585. "provides a summary of key developments in Iraq, particularly with regard to the political transition, including the constitution-making process and regional developments pertaining to Iraq" since the last report in June 2005 (S/2005/373).

• English translation of the newest Iraqi Draft Constitution (25 Aug 2005)
  
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  Keywords: Constitution Politics

  The complete text of the draft Iraqi Constitution, as translated from the Arabic by The Associated Press.

• Shi'i separatism in Iraq: internet reverie or real constitutional challenge? (Aug 2005)
  
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  Report by Reidar Visser, for the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Visser finds that the internet has "enabled radical Shi'is outside the main clerical, intellectual and political establishments to propagate visions of an independent Shi'i state". He examines the strenghts and weaknesses of this strand of Shi'i radicalism, and its relationship with other elements of Shi'i politics

• UN Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 30, JUNE 2005 (07 June 2005)
  
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  Keywords: Security UN Politics Elections

  UN Document number S/2005/373. "provides a summary of key developments in Iraq, particularly with regard to the political process and regional developments pertaining to Iraq. It also describes the main activities of UNAMI during the period under review, as well as United Nations electoral assistance activities. In addition, it provides an update on security issues, including an assessment of the security situation, an update on security arrangements for the United Nations presence in Iraq and an update on operational issues." Update since March report (S/2005 141).

• Poll by the International Republican Institute (IRI) (March 2005)
  
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  Keywords: Opinion polls Reconstruction Politics Civil society Constitution

  An Iraqi polling firm conducted 2,200 face-to-face interviews in 15 of the 18 governorates from February 27 to March 5, 2005.

  The International Republican Institute reported the poll as 'Iraqis see country taking right steps, hopeful for the future', while AFP preferred 'Three out of four Iraqis say Islam should be source of law'.

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  • Results as a Powerpoint presentation

• Poll by the International Republican Institute (IRI) (Jan 2005)
  
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  • Opinion Polls in Iraq
  
  Keywords: Opinion polls Elections Politics

  More than 1,800 face-to-face interviews were conducted in 15 of the 18 governorates from January 13-24, 2005.

  Carried out in advance of the elections, asking how Iraqis perceive the elections and whether they intend to vote.

  • Results as a Powerpoint presentation.
• The UN's role in nation-building, from the Congo to Iraq (2005)
  
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  Chapter 10 of this RAND report is concerned with Iraq. It consists mostly of a history of events in Iraq from the 2003 war until 2005, giving attention to planning and management by both the UN and the CPA

• Poll by the International Republican Institute (IRI) (Dec 2004)
  
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  Keywords: Opinion polls Elections Politics

  More than 1,900 face-to-face interviews were conducted from December 26, 2004 through January 7, 2005. Interviews were conducted in 16 of the 18 governorates.

  As well as the usual general questions, looks at awareness of upcoming elections and likely participation rates.

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• Poll by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS) (Aug 2004)
  
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  • Opinion Polls in Iraq
  
  Keywords: Opinion polls Elections Politics Civil society

  • 'IRAQ: National Voter Attitudes and Awareness' Data gathered 10-20 August 2004. 2325 interviews including all governates and a rural sample.

  • 'Political Attitudes Survey of the Iraqi Electorate Data gathered 24 July - 2 August 2004. 3230 interviews across all 18 governates.

  • Overview by IRI

• Poll by the University of Baghdad Center of Market Research and Consumer Safety (June 2004)
  
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  (Al-Mashriq) - A poll made by the market researches and consumer safety centre of University of Baghdad revealed that 89% of Iraqis are willing to cooperate with the new government to rebuild Iraq. 84% said sovereignty could be achieved through an elected government. 54% agreed on imposing martial law and curfew to control security and stability, while 29% showed their conservatism about the law. The results of the poll, despite the opinion diversity, showed that 88% were with the government, and they would aid the law once it was in Iraqi hands. (Al-Mashriq is published daily by Al-Mashriq Institution for Media and Cultural Investments.)

  • Reported on the website of the Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC)
• Poll for the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) (June 2004)
  
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  Based on more than 1,000 face-to-face interviews conducted June 9-19 in Baghdad, Basrah, Mosul, Diwaniyah, Hilla and Baqubah.

  • US State Department factsheet

  • Washington Post report 'A large majority of Iraqis say they have confidence in the new interim government of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi that is set to assume political power on Wednesday, according to a poll commissioned by U.S. officials in Iraq.'

  • The CPA would not reveal which organisation carried out the poll, but it seems likely it was IIACSS (Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies) in this case too.

• Poll for the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) (May 2004)
  
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  • 'Public Opinion in Iraq: First Poll Following Abu Ghraib. Baghdad, Basrah, Mosul, Hillah, Diwaniyah, Baqubah. 14-23 May 2004'

  • Poll commissioned by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA).

  • Reasearch conducted by the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS) for the Coalition Provisional Authority. Sample size of 1093 in Baghdad, Basrah, Mosul, Diwaniyah, Hillah & Baqubah 14 - 23 May 2003.

  • Daily Telegraph report 'More than half of Iraqis would feel safer without American troops in the country, according to a leaked poll showing that a mere 10 per cent now backed coalition forces.'

• Regional implications of Shi'a revival in Iraq (2004)
  
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  Vali Nasr, in The Washington Quarterly, considers the international implications of Shi'a politics in Iraq

• From Failed State to Civil War: The Lebanization of Iraq
  
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  The fifth of a series of reports on Iraq from the Fund for Peace.

• Guardian Profile: Jawad Al-Maliki
  
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  A profile of Jawad Al-Maliki from the UK newspaper The Guardian

• Iraqi Islamic Party
  
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• Islamic Dawa Party
  
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• Official Website of Grand Ayatullah Sistani
  
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  Keywords: Politics Religion Culture

  The official website of the leading Shia cleric Ayatullah Sistani

• PUK - The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
  
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• SCIRI - The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq
  
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  The official website of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq

• The Association of Muslim Scholars
  
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