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Updated at: 0055 PST, Thursday, November 19, 2009 UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday acknowledged that Iraq's electoral law was vetoed but voiced hope that it soon would be adopted. Iraq's general election was thrown into doubt...
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Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents. U.S. officials said they...
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Members of parliament passed the law with 141 votes in favour in the 275-seat parliament after overcoming disagreements over the disputed city of Kirkuk. Sunday's vote came after delays the previous night due to concerns from the Sunni Muslim bloc within...
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Legislators have been arguing for weeks over a series of stumbling blocks in the run-up to the January 16 polls. "We informed the parliament that if the election law is not legislated within 48 hours, it would be difficult and impossible to carry out...
Tags: Iraqi Parliament, Voices of Iraq, elections law, Kirkuk, electoral law, Faraj al-Haidari
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Tags: Iraqi, elections law, Kirkuk, U.S, Baghdad, electoral law, baghdad bombing
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday he was ready to liberalize electoral laws, sending a new signal that the ex-Soviet nation was seeking better relations with the West. As ties with Belarus's ally Russia sour, Lukashenko has sought...
Tags: Alexander Lukashenko, electoral law, Constitutional Court, liberal electoral, Minsk
Proportional representation is the best way to preserve Lebanon’s diversity, said Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud on Sunday during the launching of a workshop concerning electoral laws. The workshop was held at Hotel Le Crillon in Broumana and was organized...
Tags: electoral law, Ziyad Baroud, Ziad Baroud
He told the Herald last night he would consider greater transparency depending on feedback from parties and the public over the next five weeks. Mr Power is overseeing electoral law reform, and yesterday issued a document with various options for parties...
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President Michel Sleiman received a telephone call from his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad, in which the latter lauded the success of consensus among the Lebanese, especially after the elections. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Assad told Sleiman...
Tags: Lebanon, Michel Sleiman, president michel, Barack Obama, electoral law, parliamentary elections, Michel al-Murr, Bashar al-Assad
Deputy Speaker Farid Makari on Thursday warned against turning Hezbollahâs mobilization against the reported Israeli maneuvers, expected to take place toward the end of May, into âa factorâ that will negatively affect the upcoming parliamentary...
Tags: Michel Sleiman, Hezbollahâ, electoral law, president michel, ballot centers