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Iraq election law delayed over Kirkuk

Source: Press TV
Baghdad : Iraq | about 1 month ago  
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Iraq Prime Minister al-Maliki at State Department in Washington
Samarrai regretted the delay in reaching an agreement as a loss for everyone and warned that 'no one benefits from the status quo'. He added deputies would vote on the draft law on Monday if the council, comprising of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, President Jalal Talabani...
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  • News Source: United Press International | about 1 month ago
    The inability of the Iraqi Parliament to move forward with amendments to a national election law risks undermining the electoral process, a U.N. envoy said. Iraqi lawmakers Wednesday failed to reach an agreement on amendments to a 2005 election law...
  • News Source: Al Sharq Al Awsat | about 1 month ago
    This will create a competition that the head of the Iraqi government will consider a threat against him.� The parliamentarian added: �What we heard was that al Maliki sent a letter to the Parliament Speaker [al Samarrai] to raise the idea that...
  • News Source: Voice of America | about 1 month ago
    Iraq's parliament again has failed to agree on a new electoral law for the January parliamentary election, raising fears that the vote may have to be delayed. The United Nations special envoy to Iraq, Ad Melkert, warned on Wednesday that further...
  • News Source: Reuters | about 1 month ago
    Iraq's parliament failed on Wednesday to agree on a law that will determine how the next election is run, raising fears of delays for the vote that could consolidate democracy after years of war. The United Nations envoy to Iraq, Ad Melkert, said...
  • News Source: Fox News | about 1 month ago
    The head of Iraq's parliament says political leaders need to swiftly agree on a new election law for the country, so that crucial nationwide elections can take place on time. Parliament Speaker Ayad al-Samarraie says he's confident parliamentary...
  • News Source: The New York Times | about 1 month ago
    The Iraqi Parliament failed again Wednesday to enact an election law, saying it had reached a stalemate. The deadlock increased the pressure to delay Iraq ’s national elections, which in turn might slow down the American withdrawal from the country.
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    Iraq's parliament tried to bring the election law to a vote and failed for a second time. Gen. Ray Odierno, the commander of US forces in Iraq, says a delayed election could mean a delayed US withdrawal.
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