Source : Associated Press
Date : 2009-11-27
Iraq's prime minister on Thursday warned that a dispute over an election law likely to delay a January vote was a threat to national security....
Iraq's Talabani, VP agree to new amendments of election bill
Source : Kuwait News Agency
Date : 2009-11-26
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Adel Abdelmehdi both agreed to the new parliament-proposed amendments of the country's election bill, while vowing for further amendments in an aim to...
Pentagon says US troops drawdown not contingent upon Iraq elections
Source : Kuwait News Agency
Date : 2009-11-25
The US Defense Department said on Tuesday that the drawdown of its troops in Iraq is not contingent upon the parliamentary elections taking place or not next January....
Iraq elections face delay
Source : Kuwait Times
Date : 2009-11-25
Iraq cannot hold a national vote scheduled for January on time, Iraq's election panel said Tuesday, even as a vice president signaled he would again veto an election law in...
US warns against Iraq poll 'slippage'
Source : Gulf Today
Date : 2009-11-25
The United States upped pressure on Iraqi politicians on Tuesday to reach a deal on holding elections as Washington seeks to avoid delays on the pullout of thousands of troops...
Iraq parliament passes new vote law; veto unresolved
Source : The Peninsula
Date : 2009-11-24
Iraq's parliament yesterday approved an amended law needed to hold an election next year, but the new text risks being vetoed a second time - which could delay both the...
Clinton believes there will be Iraq elections
Source : Kuwait News Agency
Date : 2009-11-24
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton affirmed here Monday her country's support towards the efforts exerted by the Iraqi government to pass an election law to proceed with the elections....
Iraq MPs clear election law
Source : Gulf Today
Date : 2009-11-24
Iraq's fractious parliament on Monday approved an amended version of a law needed to hold a general election next year, but deliberately sidestepped a veto by Sunni Arab Vice President...
Amended Iraqi election law still angers Sunnis
Source : Khaleej Times
Date : 2009-11-24
Iraq’s parliament amended the country’s vetoed election law on Monday with a version that failed to appease Sunni Arabs, who fear they are being marginalized....
Iraq parl’t passes new vote law, veto unresolved
Source : Khaleej Times
Date : 2009-11-24
Iraq’s parliament on Monday approved an amended law needed to hold an election next year, but the new text risks being vetoed a second time — which could delay both...
Iraq poll law passed, faces a second veto
Source : Gulf Times
Date : 2009-11-24
Iraq’s upcoming election will be delayed, a top MP warned, because an amended electoral law agreed yesterday will likely be vetoed for a second time by the country’s Sunni vice...
A call for harmony
Source : The Peninsula
Date : 2009-11-24
As Iraq prepares for elections, the immediate and most important goal the government must achieve is reconciliation between the country’s two dominant sectarian groups – Sunnis and Shias....
Don’t Let Iraqi Politics Affect US Withdrawal
Source : The Antiwar.com
Date : 2009-11-23
Reminiscent of the political problems in Afghanistan that have plagued the Obama White House, last Monday Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed a set of amendments to Iraq’s election law...
Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal
Source : Tehran Times
Date : 2009-11-23
The Iraqi parliament on Sunday failed to resolve an impasse threatening to delay the country's election in January....
Iraq MPs delay election bill debate
Source : Kuwait News Agency
Date : 2009-11-22
The Iraqi Council of Representatives on Saturday postponed a debate over an election bill which was vetoed by a vice-president, sending January polls into question....
Parliament struggles over Iraq election deal
Source : Gulf Times
Date : 2009-11-22
Iraq’s parliament suspended efforts yesterday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the US military’ s...
Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal
Source : Tehran Times
Date : 2009-11-22
Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January....
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