Iraq election body seeks vote delay due to law row

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Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's electoral authorities called on Friday for polls due next January to be delayed after parliament failed once more to agree on how to hold the vote.

If parliament insisted on sticking to the scheduled Jan. 16 date, the electoral commission could not guarantee the ballot would meet international standards due a lack of time for preparation, said the Commission's head Faraj al-Haidari.

"The delay in approving the electoral law has put us in an unenviable position," Haidari told Reuters.

"The delay and the insistence of political leaders not to postpone the election will force us to leave out some of the procedures required, making our preparations incomplete and making them fall short of international standards."



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