UN chief calls for inclusive Iraqi elections
2/12/2010
The Associated Press
(AP) — UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. chief is calling for inclusive elections in Iraq to promote national reconciliation and give leaders new impetus to work together and rebuild the country after years of conflict.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also called for "a transparent and nondiscriminatory review" of candidates barred from participating in the March 7 national elections.
The election has been thrown into question by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's purge of hundreds of candidates linked to the Baath Party.
Ban's report to the U.N. Security Council was circulated Friday, a day after an appeals panel gave reprieves to only 28 of more than 450 election candidates barred for allegedly being Baathist loyalists.
2/12/2010
The Associated Press
(AP) — UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. chief is calling for inclusive elections in Iraq to promote national reconciliation and give leaders new impetus to work together and rebuild the country after years of conflict.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also called for "a transparent and nondiscriminatory review" of candidates barred from participating in the March 7 national elections.
The election has been thrown into question by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's purge of hundreds of candidates linked to the Baath Party.
Ban's report to the U.N. Security Council was circulated Friday, a day after an appeals panel gave reprieves to only 28 of more than 450 election candidates barred for allegedly being Baathist loyalists.
