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Iraq parliamentary rescheduled for March 7
Baghdad :: Iraq | 2 days ago
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The presidential council announced March 6 as the date for parliamentary vote which was originally set for January 16. The vote however was delayed after lawmakers spent months wrangling over a stalled electoral law that was finally adopted Sunday.
Tags: Iraqi, Aswat al-Iraq, parliamentary elections, iraq set, parliament elections, months wrangling, lawmakers spent, spent months, presidential council, Iraq, Baghdad, Politics, War Conflict, Fertile Crescent, Levant, Politics of Iraq, Western Asia, Massoud Barzani, Occupation of Iraq, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Surnames, Geography of Iraq, Kurdish people, Iraqi legislative election January, Quraish, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Hashemi, Jalal Talabani, Iraqi Kurdistan, Free Officers Movement, Veto
Small parties at stake
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 3 days ago
Credibility The proposal says registration of a political party will be cancelled if it fails to obtain five percent of total votes cast in parliamentary constituencies where it fields candidates, EC officials said. Citing the performance of smaller parties in the...
Tags: parliamentary elections, political parties, Bangladesh, Dhāka, Mongol National Organisation, Politics, elections, Janamukti Party Nepal
Iraqi MP: Hashimi lost electoral law standoff
Baghdad :: Iraq | 3 days ago
Credibility Araji is the spokesman for the National Iraqi Alliance, the most influential Iraqi party, which holds the most seats in parliament. The lawmaker's take on how the law will affect al-Hashimi comes after the vice president issued a message welcoming the...
Tags: National Iraqi Alliance, U.S, elections law, Barack Obama, national elections, Joe Biden, elections early, parliamentary elections, Iraq, Baghdad, Politics, Fertile Crescent, Politics of Iraq, War Conflict, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Iraqi Kurdistan, Occupation of Iraq, Tariq Al-Hashimi, Government of Iraq from, Levant, Geography of Iraq, Kurdish people, Iraqi governorate elections, U.S.￢ﾀﾓIraq Status of Forces Agreement, Kirkuk, Tom DeLay, Mustafa Barzani, Surnames, Baha Araji, Kurdistan Regional Government, Quraish
Iraqi officials study delayed election date
Baghdad :: Iraq | 4 days ago
Credibility An Iraqi election official says discussions are under way to set a new date for the country's parliamentary elections. The elections had been scheduled for Jan. 16, but officials are now studying at least a six-week delay until late February or early...
Tags: Iraqi, parliamentary elections, U.S, deal reach, Kirkuk, parliament elections, parliament speaker, Iraq, Baghdad, War Conflict, Politics, Fertile Crescent, Tariq Al-Hashimi, Politics of Iraq, Levant, Iraqi Kurdistan, Government of Iraq from, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Western Asia, Iraqi Police, Occupation of Iraq, Massoud Barzani, Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi insurgency, Ethnic groups in Syria, Geography of Iraq, Kurdish people, Kurdistan Regional Government, Joe Biden, Assembly of Independent Democrats, Assyria
All eyes on Sri Lanka presidential poll
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 9 days ago
Credibility Even as all eyes in the island nation are on the January 26 presidential election, in which incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa is being confronted by the retired Army General Sarath Fonseka, the Sri Lanka Election Commission has set in motion the process for...
Tags: Mr. Rajapaksa, presidential elections, Sri Lanka Election Commission, general elections, parliamentary elections, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lankan people, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Politics, Mahinda Rajapaksa, D. A. Rajapaksa, Sarath Fonseka, Sinhalese people, United People's Freedom Alliance
Biden to Iraq leaders: Settle election law dispute
Baghdad :: Iraq | 12 days ago
Credibility Vice President Joe Biden is encouraging Iraq's leaders to resolve differences and agree to legislation allowing a national vote to take place next year...Biden's office says he encouraged the leaders to finalize an arrangement that would allow national...
Tags: Al-Iraqiya, elections law, Joe Biden, parliamentary elections, vice president, Iraq, Baghdad, Politics, Politics of Iraq, War Conflict, Fertile Crescent, Occupation of Iraq, Tariq Al-Hashimi, Government of Iraq from, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Iraqi Kurdistan, Nouri al-Maliki, Massoud Barzani, Barack Obama, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Joe Biden presidential campaign, Levant, Political positions of Joe Biden, Geography of Iraq, Kurdish people, Jalal Talabani, Iraq conflict, Iraqi Status of Forces Agreement referendum, Government of Iraq, Ammar al-Hakim, Modern history
Tajikistan: Is the West Showing Signs of Democratization Fatigue?
Dushanbe :: Tajikistan | 17 days ago
Credibility Its already a safe bet that the governing Peoples Democratic Party of Tajikistan will retain its hammerlock on the legislature. The election will nevertheless be interesting to follow as a gauge of the Wests commitment to promoting democratization.
Tags: Tajikistan, Lincoln Mitchell, Muhibullo Dodojonov, Central Asia, parliamentary elections, international organization, civil society, Dushanbe, Democratization, Politics of Tajikistan, Outline of Tajikistan, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Democracy, Politics
Azerbaijan: Proposal to Cancel 2010 Parliamentary Elections Hits Road Block
Baku :: Azerbaijan | 20 days ago
Credibility A governing party politicians proposal to postpone Azerbaijans 2010 parliamentary elections "until the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is resolved" has met with both support and censure from President Ilham Aliyevs Yeni Azerbaijan Party.
Tags: Yeni Azerbaijan Party, Azerbaijani, parliamentary elections, Ali Hasanov, Aydin Hasanov, Isa Gambar, YAP, Azerbaijan, Baku, Musavat, Ilham Aliyev, Nagorno-Karabakh War, Nagorno-Karabakh, Caucasus, Government of Azerbaijan, Politics
Iraqi MPs pass delayed election law
Kirkūk :: Iraq | about 1 month ago
Credibility 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...
Tags: Iraqia, Iraqi Parliament Fails Again, elections law, electoral law, parliamentary elections
Cabinet formation expected within next 48 hours
Beirut :: Lebanon | about 1 month ago
Credibility A national unity cabinet based on the 15-10-5 formula is expected to see light in the next 48 hours. Both parliamentary and opposition sources claimed Friday that the distribution of portfolios was nearly complete, with only a few details still requiring...
Tags: Saad Hariri, Nabih Berri, cabinet formation, Michel Aoun, designate saad, prime minister, parliamentary elections, Lebanon Michael Williams, George Adwan
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