3 in 4 Iraqi Sunnis won't vote today
Three out of four Sunni Arabs will not vote in Iraq's weekend elections, while a majority of Sunnis and Shias want US troops to leave the country immediately or as soon as an elected government is in place, according to a poll released Friday.
About 76 percent of Sunnis say they "definitely will not vote" in Sunday's elections, according to the poll conducted by US-based Zogby International for Abu Dhabi television. Only nine percent of Sunnis say they will cast ballots.
Conversely, 80 percent of Shias, Iraq's majority group, and 57 percent of Kurds say they will "likely" or "definitely" vote.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Zogby polled 805 Iraqi adults from January 19-23 throughout Iraq, including the cities of Baghdad, Hilla, Karbala and Kirkuk, as well as the provinces of Diala and Anbar. The survey has a 3.6 plus or minus percentage-point margin of error.
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