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The Basra governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk. == Background == One seat in the election is reserved for Assyrian Christians 〔(Iraqi parliament approves amendment for provincial election law ), ''Xinhua'', 2008-11-03〕 Basra is the main oil-producing and transit centre in Iraq, which has led to intense competition over control of its Governorate. 〔 It has been the centre of competition between the al-Maliki Federal government, which controls the police and army, the Islamic Virtue Party Governor of Basra which controls the Oil Protection Corps and local militias from the Sadrist Movement and Tharallah. Following the Battle of Basra in 2008, the central government seized control of the city's streets from the Sadrist Movement and the security situation improved. In April 2007, SIIC successfully brought a no-confidence motion against Governor Waili. This dismissal was ratified by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in July, but eventually overturned by the Supreme Court. 〔(In Basra, political skirmishing heats up as elections near ), ''Los Angeles Times'', 2008-12-28〕 The central government has organized "''Local Support Committee''" militias, has spent $100 million in reconstruction projects and has started paying unemployment benefits in the province. This was expected to lead to an increased support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Islamic Dawa Party.〔 Meanwhile, the Islamic Virtue Party dropped Waeli from its candidate list, reportedly due to his "''polarizing''" effect. 〔 In a move away from their traditional apolitical stance, a list with a core support from the Shaykhiya religious community stood for the first time. 〔(The Candidate Lists Are Out: Basra More Fragmented, Sadrists Pursuing Several Strategies? ), ''Historiae'', 2008-12-12〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Basra governorate election, 2009」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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