Calls to Postpone Iraqi Elections Grow
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More Iraqi interim government officials are calling for postponing Jan. 30 elections to ensure a higher Sunni voter turnout, a sign that a campaign of violence might be taking its toll on Iraqi resolve. The country's electoral commission, however, insists that voting take place as scheduled.
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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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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Arab delegations to an  international conference on Iraq said on Monday it might turn  out better to delay Iraqi elections beyond January to ensure  full participation.
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The head of Iraq&#39;s electoral commission says he is not empowered to delay the country&#39;s elections as demanded by some political parties, but he does not rule out a postponement.
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Despite relentless violence Iraqi main Shiite Muslim parties have rejected demands of secular poiticians and Sunni Moslems to postpone the poll and called on Saturday for elections to go ahead on Jan. 30 as scheduled.
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Iraq&#39;s election commission was expected today to consider a call by top political parties to delay January&#39;s vote because of violence gripping the country.
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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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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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BAGHDAD - Several Iraqi political parties on Friday called on the interim government to postpone the January national election for at least six months, until the safety of voters can be guaranteed.
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Leading Iraqi political parties have called for forthcoming elections to be delayed because of mounting violence in the country. Fifteen political parties - including two Kurdish groups
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BAGHDAD- The head of Iraqâs electoral commission said on Saturday he was not empowered to delay the countryâs elections as demanded by some political parties, but he did not rule out a postponement.
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BAGHDAD  - Iraq&#39;s electoral commission was due to study a call by top leaders to delay the January 30 polls because of violence gripping the country, as US-led troops continued their anti-insurgency crackdown.
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Influential Sunni Muslim groups and Iraq&#39;s two main Kurdish movements yesterday requested a delay in nationwide legislative elections set for Jan. 30, saying they feared
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Seventeen political parties on Friday 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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Several leading Iraqi political parties call for national elections scheduled for 30 January to be delayed.
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Some of Iraq&#39;s most powerful political groups, including the party led by the interim prime minister, called Friday for a six-month delay in elections scheduled for Jan. 30, citing concerns over security.
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President Bush said on Thursday that  Iraq's scheduled Jan. 30 elections should not be postponed  despite calls by some Iraqi politicians for a delay to improve  security against a deadly insurgency.