The Media Center of Shams Declares the Progress of the Election Day
The media center of Shams Network for Monitoring Elections has conducted its second press conference at 3 PM on July 25th 2009, the day of the Parliamentary and Presidential elections in Kurdistan. Miss. Neaz Abdulla, the speaker of Shams Network, first shed light on the progress of the electoral process and focused on the entry of voters to the polling stations and their adherence to the rules and regulations in the process. She also announced the turn out rate in the governorates of the region which was according to the following schedule:
Duhok
QQuestionYes No
2Was the entry of the voters into the polling station smooth and normally conducted? 294
96 %12
4 %
13Was any political party disturbed the smooth progress of the process? 18
6 %288
94 %
خThe rate of turn out in 306 stations until the preparation of this report? 53824
35 %
Erbil
QQuestion YesNo
2Was the entry of the voters into the polling station smooth and normally conducted? 515
97 %18
3 %
13Was any political party disturbed the smooth progress of the process? 151
28 %382
72 %
خThe rate of turn out in 533 stations until the preparation of this report? 88762
33 %
Sulaimania
QQuestionYesNo
2Was the entry of the voters into the polling station smooth and normally conducted? 475
96 %22
4 %
13Was any political party disturbed the smooth progress of the process? 33
7 %464
93 %
خThe rate of turn out in 497 stations until the preparation of this report? 76133
30 %