According to the results of a survey conducted by the Draw Media Organization, 55% of participants believe that the elections will be rigged, 22% think it will be designed or manipulated, and only 15% believe that the elections will be clean and fair.

In recent months, Draw Media Organization carried out three on-the-ground surveys exploring voter participation, boycotts, and public skepticism about possible election manipulation. Here are the findings for one of those questions.

Question:
Do you think the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq will be conducted fairly and without fraud?

• 55% of participants believe the election will be rigged

• 22% believe it will be designed/manipulated

• 15% believe it will be clean and fair

• 9% said they don’t know

Among all participants, only 15% think the elections will be clean and fair, while 77% believe they will be rigged or manipulated.

Survey results by gender:

• Rigged: Men 55%, Women 53%

• Manipulated/Designed: Men 22%, Women 21%

• Clean and fair: Men 15%, Women 16%

• Don’t know: Men 8%, Women 10%

Survey results by city/region:

• Rigged: Raperin 60%, Halabja 42%

• Manipulated/Designed: Raperin 24%, Halabja 25%

• Clean and fair: Raperin 6%, Halabja 26%