|
BAGHDAD, Oct. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Only one province,
Salahudin,rejected Iraq's draft constitution in the Oct. 15 referendum,according
to partial results of the poll on Saturday.
The results, which represent 20 percent of votes in
13
provinces out of Iraq's 18
provinces, showed that 12 provinces said "yes" to the constitution and
only Salahudin province rejected it so far, Adel al-Lami, spokesman of the
Independent Electoral Commission, told reporters.
He said figures for other four provinces, including
Ninevah,have not been released and are being audited by the commission.As for
Anbar province, Lami said the data is still being inputted into the system for
checking.
Salahudin province, which includes former President
Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, voted no with 81.5 percent. Enditem
|