Iraqi Parliamentarians VotingFrom Yahoo News/AFP:
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq on Thursday postponed provincial elections due in October after MPs failed to agree the necessary legislation in time, in a blow to US-backed efforts to consolidate national reconciliation.
"I can confirm to you that we have lost the chance to hold the elections in October," Qassem al-Aboudi, administrative director of Iraq's electoral commission, told AFP after a meeting with the United Nations.
The country had been due to go to the polls on October 1, but the long-awaited legislation to govern the ballot has faced repeated delays over the political treatment of the disputed northern oil province of Kirkuk.
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More News on Iraq's Election Debate
Kirkuk row scuppers chance of Iraq elections next year -- Times Online
Polls postponed as Iraq's parliament fails to secure crucial election law -- The Age
Iraqis Fail to Agree on Provincial Election Law -- New York Times
Parliament Fails to Pass Elections Bill -- Los Angeles Times
Iraqis Can't Agree on Thorny Election Law -- iStockAnalyst
Iraq parliament ends session without agreeing on draft election law -- Jurist
Iraqi parliament adjourns without setting elections -- McClatchy
Iraq Press Roundup -- Middle East Times
My Comment: This is not good. Political disagreements can upset the entire process of stabilizing Iraq. As mentioned in many posts before, this is Iraq's weak spot.
