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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More than 15 leading Iraqi parties called on Friday to delay the scheduled January elections by atleast six months, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV reported.
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The decision announced yesterday by Iraqi, American and United Nations officials to hold elections on Jan 30 reflected a judgment that delaying voting would further embolden insurgents and nudge Iraq closer to anarchy.
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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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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?
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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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There must be no delay in holding the scheduled elections in Iraq . The voting must take place on the day that was chosen, January 30, 2005, and if must take place throughout the country.
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Judging by the statements of those who have the power to decide, an election will be held in Iraq on January 31 - come what may. Despite calls for a six-month delay from Iraqi political parties involved
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Iraq's electoral commission is to discuss a request by leading parties to postpone 30 January general elections.
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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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Some of Iraq's most powerful political groups called for a six-month delay in elections, citing concerns over security.
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More than a dozen Iraqi political parties want elections in Iraq postponed until security at the polls can be guaranteed, but President Bush said Thursday the Jan. 30 date for elections is firm and should not be changed.
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Iraq&#39;s electoral commission says it will consider a call by top political parties to delay January elections because of violence gripping the country.
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Iraq&#39;s president said yesterday the insurgency will have won if his country&#39;s January elections are postponed, and he asked the international community to help quell the surge of violence that some fear might force a delay.
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IRAQâS electoral commission announced yesterday that the countryâs first polls would be held on January 30, amid rising concern that violence would make voting impossible in many Sunni-dominated areas.
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DUKAN, Iraq -- Leading Sunni politicians and representatives of Iraq's prime minister and president called yesterday for Iraq's national election to be postponed until order is restored in the violence-racked Sunni Arab heartland, the strongest signal yet that the ballot might not take place in January as scheduled.
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Their comments follow calls by Sunni Muslim politicians and others to postpone the Jan. 30 election. Yesterday, 17 Iraqi political parties representing Sunni Arabs, Kurds, Christians and secular groups demanded a six-month delay.