Iraq clerics urge MPs to end election law deadlock

France 24 1 month ago

Iraq clerics urge MPs to end election law deadlock

An Iraqi policeman reads an billboard urging people to update their voting records in Baghdad on October 6. Iraqi clerics, both Shiite and Sunni, have called on members of parliament to end a protracted deadlock over a key election law that threatens to delay polls scheduled for January.

AFP - Iraqi clerics, both Shiite and Sunni, called on members of parliament on Friday to end a protracted deadlock over a key election law that threatens to delay polls scheduled for January. Full Article at France 24

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