AMMAN, Jordan, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Jordanians are wary Iraq's upcoming poll will not be honest under U.S. occupation and might lead to civil war.
"I don't believe that matters will be any better in Iraq after the poll and this is mainly due to the continuation of U.S. occupation," businessman Sadek Adli, 44, told UPI.
"These are the strangest elections ever ... It will be the first time that voters would not know the names and personality of the majority of candidates."
For Jamal Shaker, a human rights activist, the issue is much more dangerous and serious.
"Boycotting of elections by major Sunni groups implies that Shiite groups will have the upper hand and this is a very dangerous matter that might lead to all-out civil strife," Shaker warned.
Iraqi expatriates in Jordan also appear to have little confidence in the first post-Saddam Hussein poll scheduled to be held on Jan. 30.
Among an estimated 200,000 eligible Iraqi voters in Jordan, only 11,000 have so far registered their names in polling centers set up by the International Immigration Organization, which is overseeing the voting of Iraqi expatriates.
