The success or failure of the January provincial elections in Iraq could have a corresponding impact on the security situation in the country.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The next few weeks are critical as Iraq prepares for provincial elections in January in the wake of the bilateral pact with Washington, the United Nations said.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The United Nations Tuesday hailed a decision by Iraqi lawmakers to set aside a small number of provincial council seats for minority religious groups.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Iraq's Parliament Monday passed a provision to allocate one seat in several provinces for minority religious groups in the January elections, lawmakers said.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Provincial elections in Iraq face further delays if the Parliament does not amend portions of the election law before Nov. 5, election officials said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The improved security situation in Iraq is making the leadership in Baghdad more confident but less likely to negotiate with Washington, an analysis says.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations announced Monday the launch of a six-month program in Iraq to educate the voting public about developments in the provincial elections.
ERBIL, Iraq, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani Friday expressed his support for minority representation in the upcoming Iraqi provincial elections.
MOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Minority religious groups in Iraq for the second week straight protested a move by lawmakers to exclude provisions for representation in provincial elections.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers in Parliament Wednesday failed to reach a resolution in debates over minority representation in the provincial elections law.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Iraqi Christians are growing concerned over their diminishing political voice in the country as their rights of representation fade, officials said.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Shiite Iraqi lawmakers said Monday the matter of minority representation in the provincial elections law will be put on the next parliamentary agenda.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The participation of displaced Iraqis in the provincial elections is an important but neglected step toward national reconciliation, an analysis says.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.N. envoy to Iraq issued a statement Thursday calling on Baghdad to restore articles in the provincial elections law for minority representation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Passing the election law in Iraq is a significant democratic development, but it has the potential to divide the country along sectarian lines, an analysis says.
