Pakistan postpones election by six weeks
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Pakistan's Election Commission on Wednesday postponed a general election by six weeks due to the turmoil sparked by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
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Elections in Bangladesh due in January may be temporarily delayed, according to election commission officials.
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Iraqi political figures continued on Sunday to react to a movement by Sunni Arabs to delay elections by six months.
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BAGHDAD, 26 November 2004 - Iraqâs Sunni Muslim political parties yesterday threatened to boycott the Jan. 30 election. âWe call for elections to be postponed for six months because the security situation
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Leading Iraqi politicians called yesterday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of violence, and US forces found more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent victims of an intimidation
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Pakistan's general election was  postponed on Wednesday by six weeks until mid-February due to  the violence sparked by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto,  despite the objection of the two main opposition parties.
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Pakistan plans to postpone next week's election after Benazir Bhutto's killing sparked turmoil in the nuclear-armed country, but officials put off a final announcement until Wednesday to consult parties.
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Pakistan put off its general election by 6 weeks to February 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, over the objections of the main opposition parties which fear a delay will work against them.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Seventeen Iraqi political parties demanded postponement of the Jan. 30 elections for at least six months until the government is capable of securing polling places.
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Fifteen political groups called today for a six-month postponement of elections scheduled for Jan. 30, giving a huge boost to a movement largely led by Sunni Arabs aimed at delaying the vote.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.
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Thai elections slated for next month will be postponed, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said,  confirming a delay in polls intended to end months of political deadlock.
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Violence may erupt in volatile Pakistan in the run-up to February elections but a six-week postponement of the polls has not fuelled unrest, the head of a European Union observer mission said on Friday.
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The party backing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has suspended campaigning for January 8 elections, a spokesman said Sunday, adding that a 12-week delay in the vote was "realistic".
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Counting of votes from Afghanistan's election is delayed until the shape of an inquiry into alleged flaws is announced.
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Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January 8 poll, with expectations it will be delayed by up to two months after Benazir Bhutto's killing plunged the country into crisis.
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Pakistan will decide whether to hold elections on 8 January, despite Benazir Bhutto's death.