Craig Jenness
Craig Jenness
elections nations united view
The United Nations is of the view that these elections were transparent and credible.
calls complaints nations united
Complaints must be adjudicated fairly, but we in the United Nations see no justification in calls for a rerun of any election.
call sees un
The UN sees no justification for any call for a re-run of the election.
elections hope iraq process start strength strong unity voice won
In our view, all communities of Iraq have won in these elections, all will have a strong voice in parliament. We hope the elections will be the start of a new process of strength and unity in Iraq.
accord best elections view
The U.N. is of the view that the elections were transparent and credible. It was conducted in accord with international best practices. We see no justification for any rerun of any election.
few fraud isolated might people talking widespread
We do think there might have been fraud in a few isolated places, but we don't see this widespread fraud people are talking about.
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Observer groups whose job it is to asses the quality of elections, including international observer groups have acknowledged these elections were transparent and conducted in accordance with international best practices.
high largely
Turnout was high and the day was largely peaceful, all communities participated.
cannot conclude credible good
You cannot but conclude that these were transparent, credible and good elections.
certainly credible election fraud massive suggest
The election was pretty credible under the circumstances. I certainly don't see anything that would suggest that there was massive fraud in these elections.