Diyala governorate election, 2009
Encyclopedia
The Diyala governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates
outside Iraqi Kurdistan
and Kirkuk
.
was killed near the disputed town of Mandali
.
and the Iraqi National Dialogue Front claimed victory in Diyala. The final results saw them both winning seats, but no part having an overall majority.
A month after the vote, 2000 supporters of ISCI
protested at the results, saying internally displaced refugee supporters had been unable to vote, and a large number of their supporters had turned up to vote to find their names were not on the electoral roll.
In March, the INDF said they would form an alliance with the State of Law Coalition and the Iraqi Islamic Party allied with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.
Governorates of Iraq
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outside Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
and Kirkuk
Kirkuk
Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad...
.
Campaign
A Sunni Arab candidate from the National Reform TrendNational Reform Trend
The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party....
was killed near the disputed town of Mandali
Mandali, Iraq
Mandali is a town in Diyala Governorate, eastern Iraq, in the Balad Ruz District. It is located near the Iranian border....
.
Results
Immediately after the election, the Iraqi National ListIraqi National List
The Iraqi National List is a coalition of Iraqi political parties who ran in the December 2005 Iraqi elections and got 8.0% of the vote and 25 out of 275 seats...
and the Iraqi National Dialogue Front claimed victory in Diyala. The final results saw them both winning seats, but no part having an overall majority.
A month after the vote, 2000 supporters of ISCI
ISCI
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protested at the results, saying internally displaced refugee supporters had been unable to vote, and a large number of their supporters had turned up to vote to find their names were not on the electoral roll.
In March, the INDF said they would form an alliance with the State of Law Coalition and the Iraqi Islamic Party allied with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.