Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar said Saturday that most of Iraqis would not go to polls in Sunday for security concerns.  

"What we hope is that most Iraqis will take part in the election, but we know that the majority will not because of the security situation," the president told a news conference.

He said only a minority of people would boycott the vote for political reasons, but a majority of eligible voters would not come to the poll stations because of their fears of attacks.

(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2005)