Monday, December 27, 2004

IRAQ: ELECTIONS

Swissinfo: Iraq rejects vote rigging talk

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's election body has rejected a suggestion in Washington it adjust the results of next month'svote to benefit the Sunni minority if low turnout in Sunni areas means Shi'ites have an exaggerated majority in the newassembly.Speaking of "unacceptable" interference, Electoral Commission spokesman Farid Ayar said: "Who wins, wins. That is theway it is. That is the way it will be in the election."

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