UN unveils anti-fraud measures for Iraq vote

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UN unveils anti-fraud measures for Iraq vote
By Kim Gamel - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Nov 30, 2008 17:54:01 EST

BAGHDAD — U.N. and Iraqi officials on Sunday unveiled anti-fraud measures for Iraq’s first nationwide vote in more than three years, including plans to assign teachers to staff voting stations because they are less likely to show political bias.

A senior U.N. envoy also warned that militants would likely target the Jan. 31 provincial elections.

“We are expecting spectacular attempts to try to disrupt the stability of Iraq and of the elections,” Staffan de Mistura said, adding unprecedented measures were being undertaken by Iraq’s security apparatus to protect the vote.

“But the stability of Iraq is in the right direction and the security has improved,” he said at a joint news conference with Iraqi election officials.

His comments came a day after a rocket slammed to the ground near the U.N. compound in the U.S.-protected Green Zone, killing two foreign contractors providing catering services for the world body and wounding 13 others.


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