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Governorate or provincial elections were held in Iraq on 31 January 2009, to replace the local councils in fourteen of the eighteen governorates of Iraq that were elected in the Iraqi governorate elections of 2005.〔http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/24/Iraq.main/〕〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7718687.stm〕 14,431 candidates - including 3,912 women - contested 440 seats. The candidates came from over 400 parties - 75% of which were newly formed.〔(From bullets to ballot box – Iraq's violence-free election ), ''The Scotsman'', 2009-01-22〕 == Legal Framework == In February 2008, the Iraqi Parliament passed a Provincial Powers Act by a majority of one, with many members of parliament not present at the proceedings. It included giving the Prime Minister the power to dismiss a governor of a province, a measure that would have left considerable power in the hands of the Shi'a dominated central government in Baghdad. The Act required a Provincial Elections Law to be passed within the next 90 days and for elections to be held no later than the beginning of October 2008. The Presidency Council initially referred the law back, saying it did not comply with the constitutional rights of governorates. It was reported that vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi, whose Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council party is strong in many southern Iraqi governorate councils, particularly objected.〔(Iraqi local election law rejected ), ''BBC'', 2008-02-27, accessed on 2008-07-27〕〔(Sadr anger over Iraq law setback ), ''BBC'', 2008-02-28, accessed on 2008-07-27〕 However, the Council reversed its position following protests from the Sadrist Movement, saying they would instead seek changes to the law before it came into force.〔(Iraqi Council Ends Objection to Election Law ), ''New York Times'', 2008-03-20, accessed on 2008-03-23〕 In July 2008 the Iraqi Election Commission proposed postponing the elections until December because delays in passing the election law had left too little time to prepare.〔(Iraq election panel proposes delay in holding provincial voting ), ''International Herald Tribune'', 2008-07-20, accessed on 2008-07-20〕 The Provincial Elections bill was eventually approved by the Council of Representatives on 22 July 2008 despite a walkout by members of the Kurdistani Alliance over a clause making Kirkuk Governorate council a power-sharing arrangement.〔(Iraq elections law passes, but vote date in doubt ), ''CNN'', 2008-07-22, accessed on 2008-07-22〕 The next day the Presidency Council of Iraq, consisting of President Jalal Talabani, who is Kurdish, Vice-President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a Shi'ite Arab, and Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni Arab, unanimously agreed to reject the bill because of the Kirkuk clause, and send it back to the Council of Representatives to reconsider.〔(Iraq's presidency council vetoes provincial election bill ), ''People's Daily'', 2008-07-24, accessed on 2008-07-27〕〔(SIIC head, Badr Organization discuss elections law ), ''Aswat al-iraq'', 2008-07-28, accessed on 2007-07-28〕 The second draft was ratified by the Presidency Council on 7 October 2008, who stated that a minority clause may be added later.〔http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraqs_Presidency_Approves_Provincial_Elections_Law/1293754.html〕〔http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6511083.html〕 A minority clause was added on 3 November.〔 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「Iraqi governorate elections, 2009」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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