Sunnis Torn Between Voting, Boycotting Election; Victory at Polls Far From Certain
The Columbian › August 30, 2005
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Rebuffed in the constitution deliberations, Sunni Arabs now face a dilemma: boycott the Oct. 15 referendum on a new charter and hand the Shiites a landslide victory, or take part in a vote that demographics suggest they'll lose.
But the Shiite community itself is divided over the constitution, and interviews on Baghdad streets indicate the key federalism proposal may be a hard sell to many on both sides.See the full content of this document
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Sunnis Torn Between Voting, Boycotting Election; Victory at Polls Far From Certain
About 2,000 people, mostly Sunnis, marched Monday against the constitution in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. Some carried...
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