Federation of Workers’ Councils and
Unions in Iraq-FWCUI
FWCUI- Rep. Abroad, P.B 8553, 3001
info@uuiraq.org
The Iraqi
elections is neither legitimate nor fair
In Jan 30 the elections were held after a huge
preparation and propaganda by the Iraqi authorities and occupation troops who
wanted to legitimize the U.S and its allies installed government, urging the
people to participate in the
Amid an insecurity atmosphere and domination of the
armed militias belong to many parties and movements in the cities, no agenda
put forward for the participants by the parties, the elections campaign was in
hands of a very few parties who are very well and heavily supported financially
either from the Iraqi belonged money or by the neighboring countries, and the
most dangerous part among all, is that some political groups began to use
religious and spiritual effects as a tool to attract people to cast the ballot,
the major one was the Fatwa issued by Al-Sistany
urging the mandate of this elections. Later on Al-Sistany
representatives started issuing religious orders and threats towards the people
stating that god will be punishing whoever didn’t vote for the list blessed by
Al-Sistany, which means terrorizing people
spiritually. In addition the authorities used the same old fascist ways that
were used by the former regime that was cutting off the rations on whoever
didn’t vote or spreading out rumors stating that the failure of the elections
will lead the Wahabbies to win and sloter the Shiite and Ayad Allawi is the hero who will save us all.
On the whole they have created a dramatically
complicated political scene based on frightening and terrorism. Besides all of
that some high profile figures who were monitoring the polling station in many
regions took advantage of the illiterate women and elderly to vote on their
behalf for their own parties.
Thus the outcome of the election is known already and
the winning lists were known even before the commencement of the elections.
The political powers with the
What they called it elections for those reasons are
neither legitimate nor fair. Furthermore it will draw the society down to more
division and conflicts, and it is eventually strengthening and deepening the
We call on the, trade Unions, libertarian and secular
powers to lead the massive protest against this reactionary and antihuman plan
of occupying forces and Islamic and ethnic forces in
Long live freedom
Long live people’s will
Long live human choice
FWCUI