Iraq sets date for provincial elections
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:57 amIraq sets date for provincial elections
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Iraq sets date for provincial elections
Posted: 09:36 AM ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq’s Cabinet on Tuesday set Saturday, January 31 as the date for the country’s provincial elections — voting that one official called the “most significant political event” in the near future for the Gulf nation.
The elections are considered a major step toward national reconciliation among Sunni Arabs, Shiites, and other groups. The drop in violence across Iraq is seen as an opportunity to strengthen political institutions.
Staffan de Mistura, the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, said recently that the polls “are rightly viewed as an opportunity to establish a more inclusive sectarian balance and shape a new political landscape and are the most significant political event in the coming months.”
« Thread Started on Nov 18, 2008, 7:19pm »
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Iraq sets date for provincial elections
Posted: 09:36 AM ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq’s Cabinet on Tuesday set Saturday, January 31 as the date for the country’s provincial elections — voting that one official called the “most significant political event” in the near future for the Gulf nation.
The elections are considered a major step toward national reconciliation among Sunni Arabs, Shiites, and other groups. The drop in violence across Iraq is seen as an opportunity to strengthen political institutions.
Staffan de Mistura, the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, said recently that the polls “are rightly viewed as an opportunity to establish a more inclusive sectarian balance and shape a new political landscape and are the most significant political event in the coming months.”