Lebanon vote postponed to February 11: speaker
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Lebanon's presidential election was postponed from Monday to February 11, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Leading Sunni Muslim politicians yesterday urged postponement of the Jan. 30 national elections, and a senior official said the government had agreed to meet outside the country with Saddam
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Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed to February 26 from Monday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Saturday, announcing the 14th delay in the vote caused by the country's political crisis.
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Israeli attacks killed at least 55   people in Lebanon on Monday and a U.N. Security Council vote on   a resolution to end the 27-day-old conflict was delayed after   Arab nations objected to the draft.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Opposition leaders on Tuesday debated whether to call mass street protests in response to a government decision to delay parliamentary elections that had been due next week, but now will be put off until after Feb. 8.
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Elections in Burundi, scheduled under a peace accord to take place by 1 November, are postponed.
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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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A fresh attempt by the sharply divided parliament to elect a Lebanese president was likely to be postponed for the ninth time Monday amid a political impasse that continues to hold up the army chief's election for the post.
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A parliamentary session due to have begun on Monday in the Maldives has been postponed indefinitely.
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Pakistan pushed back its general election by 6 weeks to Feb 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, against the objections of the main opposition parties who fear a delay will work against them.
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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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Lebanon's opposition has dropped a condition for its participation in an upcoming presidential election in parliament, opposition figure Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday.
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Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya postpones a speech to parliament after protesters mob his vehicle over unpaid wages.
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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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Berlin- Germany said Sunday it was delaying a decision on sending troops to Lebanon, pending a formal request to the United Nations by the government in Beirut.
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Lebanon's deeply divided parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday and speaker Nabih Berri deferred the vote until October 23.
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Lebanon's political crisis deepened this weekend after the failure for the 10th time by rival parties to agree on a way to elect a President