Iraqi Kurdistan presidential election, 2009
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The Iraqi Kurdistan presidential elections of 2009 took place on 25 July 2009, coinciding with the Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary elections of 2009
. A total of 2.5 million citizens of Iraqi Kurdistan
were eligible to vote in the parliamentary and presidential elections.
It is the first time that the President of Iraqi Kurdistan
was chosen directly through popular votes. People currently living outside Iraqi Kurdistan were not allowed to vote.
Like the parliamentary elections, campaigning for the elections officially started on 22 June 2009 and was to be stopped 48 hours before voting starts. The elections were held with 84 registration centers and 5,403 polling stations in Kurdistan
and 5 polling stations in Baghdad. Below are the candidates listed with their lot number.
Halow Ibrahim Ahmed was seen as the leading challenger to the incumbent.
Initial reports gave Barzani 70 percent of the vote.
Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2009
The Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of 2009 took place on 25 July 2009. A total of 2.5 million citizens of Iraqi Kurdistan were eligible to vote for the parliamentary and presidential elections. People currently living outside Iraqi Kurdistan were not allowed to vote. The elections followed...
. A total of 2.5 million citizens of 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...
were eligible to vote in the parliamentary and presidential elections.
It is the first time that the President of Iraqi Kurdistan
President of Iraqi Kurdistan
The President of Iraqi Kurdistan is the head of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. He is part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council.-1992-2005:...
was chosen directly through popular votes. People currently living outside Iraqi Kurdistan were not allowed to vote.
Like the parliamentary elections, campaigning for the elections officially started on 22 June 2009 and was to be stopped 48 hours before voting starts. The elections were held with 84 registration centers and 5,403 polling stations in 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 5 polling stations in Baghdad. Below are the candidates listed with their lot number.
- Ahmed Mohammed Rasul 11 (also known as Safen Haji Sheikh Mohammed)
- Massoud BarzaniMassoud BarzaniMassoud Barzani is the current President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Barzani was born in Mahabad, Iran, during the rule of the Republic of Mahabad...
12 (IncumbentIncumbentThe incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
) - Hussein Garmiyani 13 (a businessman)
- Halow Ibrahim Ahmed 14 (brother-in-law of Iraqi President Jalal TalabaniJalal TalabaniJalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish....
) - Kamal Mirawdeli 15 (a London-based scholar)
Halow Ibrahim Ahmed was seen as the leading challenger to the incumbent.
Results
A total of 1,819,652 people, approximately 80% of the registered voters, participated in the electionhttp://www.krg.org/articles/detail.asp?rnr=223&lngnr=12&smap=02010100&anr=30895Initial reports gave Barzani 70 percent of the vote.
| Candidate | Popular votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Massoud Barzani | 1,266,397 | 69.6 |
| Kamal Mirawdily | 460,323 | 25.3 |
| Halow Ibrahim Ahmed | 63,377 | 3.5 |
| Ahmed Mohammed Rasul | 18,890 | 1.4 |
| Hussein Garmiyani | 10,665 | 0.6 |
| Total | 1,819,652 http://www.knowkurdistan.com/features/democratic_progress_election.html | 100% |
See also
- Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2009Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2009The Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of 2009 took place on 25 July 2009. A total of 2.5 million citizens of Iraqi Kurdistan were eligible to vote for the parliamentary and presidential elections. People currently living outside Iraqi Kurdistan were not allowed to vote. The elections followed...
- Kurdistan National AssemblyKurdistan National AssemblyThe Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament or IKP is the parliament of Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan. The IKP is made up of representatives from the various parties, lists or slates that are elected every four years to serve by the inhabitants of the provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan currently...
- Iraqi KurdistanIraqi KurdistanIraqi 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...