A police car parks beside an election poster in Baghdad Jan. 29, 2005. Baghdad was quiet on Jan. 29, one day before the Iraqi general elections. Meanwhile, many more Iraqi troops and policemen and US soldiers have been deployed in the Iraqi capital to ensure the security for the elections. (Xinhua Photo)

Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar said Saturday that most of Iraqis would not go to polls in Sunday for security concerns.

"What we hope is that most Iraqis will take part in the election, but we know that the majority will not because of the security situation," President Ghazi al-Yawar told a news conference.

The president said only a minority of people would boycott the vote for political reasons, but a majority of eligible voters would not come to the poll stations because of their fears of attacks.