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Reuters: Iraq Parliament Delays Vote On Provincial Elections Law
Comments from Left Field — The elusive magical success pony in Iraq just got scared away (again): Iraqi parliamentarians failed on Sunday to pass a law on provincial elections, putting the date of important polls in doubt and leaving unresolved a political standoff that has stoked ethnic tensions. After struggling for hours to reach a quorum, lawmakers indefinitely postponed a special session they had called to pass the law, which has come unstuck over plans for the disputed northern city of Kirkuk and angered minority Kurds ...

Iraq Parliament Still Can't Agree On Elections
Newshoggers.com — ... By Cernig Via Matt at CFLF comes the unsurprising news that yet again Iraqi parliamentarians have punted on the provincial election law. After struggling for hours to reach a quorum, lawmakers indefinitely postponed a special session they had called to pass the law, which has come unstuck over plans for the disputed northern city of Kirkuk and angered minority Kurds. The delay may mean the elections, originally planned for October 1, could be put off until next year. Electoral officials have said they need months to plan ...

Iraq Parliament Still Can't Agree On Elections
At-Largely — ... Posted By Cernig Via Matt at CFLF comes the unsurprising news that yet again Iraqi parliamentarians have punted on the provincial election law. After struggling for hours to reach a quorum, lawmakers indefinitely postponed a special session they had called to pass the law, which has come unstuck over plans for the disputed northern city of Kirkuk and angered minority Kurds. The delay may mean the elections, originally planned for October 1, could be put off until next year. Electoral officials have said they need months to plan once ...

More Delays on Local Elections Law in Iraq
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Via Reuters: Iraq parl’t puts off divisive elections vote Iraqi parliamentarians failed on Sunday to pass a law on provincial elections, putting the date of important polls in doubt and leaving unresolved a political standoff that has stoked ethnic tensions. After struggling for hours to reach a quorum, lawmakers indefinitely postponed a special session they had called to pass the law, which has come unstuck over plans for the disputed northern city of Kirkuk and angered minority Kurds. The ...