Iraqi election in Sweden to be monitored
15/1/2005 10:53
The Swedish government has decided to recruit and train electoral
observers to monitor the part of the Iraqi election that will be held for Iraqi
citizens in Sweden, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
A
minimum of 14 and up to 50 observers will perform this task.
"The Iraqi
election constitutes the beginning of a political process that will hopefully
lead to democracy being firmly established in Iraq," said Minister for
International Development Cooperation Carin Jomtin.
"It is important that
Iraqis in Sweden are able to take part in the election and that it is conducted
in a manner that strengthens credibility for the democratic process," the
Minister said.
The Iraqi parliamentary election is planned to take place on
Jan. 30. Voter registration in Sweden is planned for Jan. 17-23. The elections
will be held on Jan. 28-30. They will possibly vote in Goteborg and
Stockholm.
There are approximately 100,000 Iraqis living in Sweden. Sweden is
one of just 14 countries in the world outside of Iraq where Iraqis can vote in
the election.
Xinhua
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