MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 53 minutes ago
The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her party.
Herald (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
A BOYCOTT of next year‘s national and provincial elections announced by the SA National Civics Organisation in KwaNokuthula near Plettenberg Bay at the weekend could spread to other Sanco strongholds.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The Iraqi presidential council on Friday officially approved the provincial election law which paves the way for holding the provincial elections early next year, the MENA news agency reported. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Vice Presidents Adel Abdel-Mahdi and Tareq al-Hashimi approved the law in its present form but the president suggested that clause 50, which protects...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
BAGHDAD Iraq's presidential council ratified a law yesterday that paves the way for the first provincial elections in four years, officials said. U.S. officials hope the election will give greater representation to minority Sunni Arabs and disaffected members of the Shiite majority. Yesterday's ratification will allow preparations to go ahead for the vote, which must be...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
IRAQ'S THREE-MEMBER presidency council has signed the provincial election law approved by parliament last month.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
BAGHDAD - Iraq's presidential council yesterday ratified a law that paves the way for the first provincial elections in four years, officials said.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Path is cleared for provincial elections in Iraq by end of JanuaryThe Associated PressPublished: October 3, 2008 Text Size: Iraq's presidential council on Friday officially approved a law that clears the path for provincial elections to be held by the end of January.Preparations can now go ahead for the first provincial elections in four...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
From a Saturday, October 4, 2008 entry on Informed Comment, Juan Cole's blog
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Iraq's presidency council has agreed to approve a long-delayed law that will allow most of the country to hold provincial elections early next year, officials said Friday.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Iraq's presidential council had not approved the provincial election law passed by the parliament, local media reported Friday. The three-member council, consisting of President Jalal Talabani and his Shiite and Sunni deputies, reportedly agreed on the law early in the day at a meeting in the Kurdish autonomous region with its regional president Massoud al-Barazani. "They expressed reservations...
Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Iraq's 3-member presidential council agreed on Friday to ratify the country's provincial elections law, paving the way for a long-awaited vote to be held by the end of January, officials said. The polls had been scheduled for Oct. 1st, but the law governing how the vote should be conducted
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Baghdad - Iraq's presidential council endorsed a long- delayed provincial election law, according to a statement issued on Friday by the office of Tareq al-Hashemi, deputy to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. However, the council expressed reservations...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Iraq's presidential council on Friday ratified a law that paves the way for the first provincial elections in four years, officials said.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Iraq's presidency council has agreed to approve a long-delayed law that will allow most of the country to hold provincial elections early next year, officials said Friday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Baghdad - Iraq's Presidential Council did not ratify a new provincial elections law because of fears that minorities would not be guaranteed representation in provincial councils, an Iraqi news organization said Friday quoting the deputy prime minist...
