Violence won&#39;t stop Iraqi elections
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LONDON - The violence in Iraq will not stop the country&#39;s elections from going ahead, as planned, next January, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Sunday.
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Iraq's interim government voiced  confidence Monday that an election scheduled for Jan. 30 will  go ahead despite violence and intimidation in some areas and a  threat of a boycott by the once dominant Sunni minority.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq remains on course to hold landmark elections in January, but violence could force authorities to exclude hot spots such as the western city of Fallujah from voting, a top US general said yesterday.
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British PM in Baghdad to discuss Iraqâs January elections with Allawi as violence shows no signs of abating in Iraq. By Peter Walker - BAGHDAD.
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Iraq's interim president says Ghazi al-Yawar the 30 January poll must go ahead, despite continuing violence.
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In Iraq, the number of deaths is rising for both Iraq and the United States since insurgents have increased attacks. The violence is one reason why some of Iraqi&#39;s political leaders say the country&#39;s upcoming elections should be delayed.
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Bangladesh's army-backed interim government said on Sunday violence and curfew would not stop the authorities from holding a credible election by the end of the next year.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said Iraqi elections, scheduled for January, will go forward even if militants block some voters from casting ballots.
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Iraq's landmark election planned for January 30 should not be delayed even if all Iraqis are not able to participate, a senior US Senator said.
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Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi says elections will take place in January as scheduled, despite continuing violence.
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Elections in Iraq scheduled to take place by Jan. 31 may be postponed by continued widespread violence or a coordinated boycott by Sunni Muslims, US and Iraqi officials said.
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Iraq's elections will be legitimate if roughly half the Sunni Arab minority votes despite threats of violence, a leading politician in the Shi'ite alliance expected to dominate the polls said on Saturday.
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President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 in recent days.
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BAGHDAD  - Iraq&#39;s landmark January polls looked set to take place as planned, although ongoing violence did nothing to alleviate the security concerns of the proponents of a delay.
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US and Iraqi leaders on Monday pledged to hold the Iraqi elections as scheduled amid continued violence in Iraq. &quot;I expressed my strong belief that Iraqi elections must
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Iraq's president said on Saturday he  expected that the majority of Iraqis would not vote in Sunday's  election, saying violence would keep them away from the polls.
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Ideally, no election should ever take place under the kinds of conditions currently present in Iraq. The question is, will conditions get substantially better if the election is postponed?