Iraq considering petition to postpone January&#39;s elections
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Iraq&#39;s electoral commission said it will examine Saturday a request by 15 leading political parties for the Jan. 30 elections to be postponed by six months.
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Several political groups in Iraq are calling for the postponement of national elections, scheduled for January 30. The parties, mostly Sunni Muslim, Kurdish and secular groups, cited security
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28 November 2004 -- Iraq&#39;s deputy prime minister today said that holding elections in January will be a &quot;serious challenge&quot; but that they must go ahead as scheduled.
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Leading Iraqi political parties, including the two main Kurdish groups closely allied to the United States, called on Friday for elections scheduled for Jan. 30 to be delayed because of Iraq &#39;s widening violence.
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Iraq&#39;s most powerful Shiite cleric is opposing a drive by prominent Sunni and Kurdish political factions to delay elections scheduled for Jan. 30, an aide to the cleric and Shiite leaders said Saturday.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said  Wednesday that the country's elections would take place on  schedule on Jan. 30.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Sunni Muslim politicians in Iraq are asking the government to postpone the January national election. A former foreign minister said a delay could give political leaders time to persuade Sunni
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Iraqi interim government officials and the country&#39;s election commission have all but ruled out demands by Sunni Arab parties to postpone parliamentary elections scheduled for January
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Iraqi elections sheduled to take place by January 31 may be postponed due to continued widespread violence or a coordinated boycott by Sunni Muslims, US and Iraqi officials said.
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Iraq&#39;s deputy prime minister on Sunday said that holding elections in January will be &#39;&#39;a serious challenge&#39;&#39; but insisted they must go ahead as scheduled.
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Iraqi Electoral Commission announced Sunday that it set the date of Jan. 30 as the date of the national election, which had previously been tentatively set for Jan. 27, said reports reaching here from Beirut, Lebanon.
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London, Sept. 20 (NNN): The ongoing violence notwithstanding, elections in the country will take place in January as scheduled, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has said.
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Iraq&#39;s interim government says it is determined to hold elections as scheduled at the end of January, despite demands from several political groups for
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, urged the United Nations yesterday to do &quot;whatever it takes&quot; to make sure democratic elections come off as planned in January.
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LEADING Iraqi political parties called last night for elections due on January 30 to be postponed, citing security concerns and inadequate preparation.
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Iraq sets a date of 30 January for elections, despite continuing violence that threatens to disrupt the poll.
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The Bush administration&#39;s hopes for Iraq rest heavily on whether Iraqis can shape their political future through elections, but it could be difficult for them to vote on Jan. 30, as now planned.