Arabs Propose Delaying Iraq Vote
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BAGHDAD, 23 November 2004 - Some Arab delegations at a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, with counterparts from Iraqâs neighbors and the United States among others, yesterday said it may be better to delay the polls in Iraq to ensure full participation.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim parties and the religious leadership headed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani yesterday rejected a demand by other communities for a delay in nationwide elections scheduled for Jan. 30, in an escalating dispute that magnifies the country's ethnic and sectarian fault lines.
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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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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A group of leading political parties on Friday called for a six-month delay to the Jan. 30 parliamentary elections, expressing concerns that widening violence would make voting impossible in large swaths of Iraq.
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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.
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Security deterioration forces rethink in election date, US President hopes date would not be changed. By Rouba Kabarra - BAGHDAD. Iraq&#39;s electoral commission said it would examine Saturday a request by 10
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Iraq&#39;s electoral commission has said it will consider a request from leading political parties to delay general elections scheduled for 30 January.
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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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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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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has insisted that elections should be conducted in Iraq on schedule although violence could prevent the polls going ahead in the country&#39;s
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BAGHDAD - Leading Iraqi politicians called Friday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of the spiraling violence as US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent
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Iraq's neighbors, worried about low Sunni Arab turnout in the country's upcoming elections, are mounting a behind-the-scenes push to persuade the interim government to meet with opposition leaders in what they call a reconciliation effort.
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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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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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Sunni Arab leaders who have called for a boycott of the Iraq elections say they intend to get involved in politics after the vote.
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PARIS : Iraq&#39;s elections will go ahead as scheduled in January even if some Iraqis are unable to vote due to the security situation in the country, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview published in the several western daily newspapers.