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BAGHDAD, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Iraq's political factions apparently avoided a crisis Thursday with a surprise agreement on parliamentary elections early next year, observers said.
It appeared for a time there would be another veto that could have delayed the vote for months and brought on more civil strife, The Washington Post said.
But, a closed-door agreement reached in Baghdad after reallocation of disputed seats seemed to have erased another roadblock.
Problems may still remain, however, since Iraq's electoral commission must sign off on the agreement. And, it appeared the election could not be held until February.
"We've reached an understanding," said Abdul-Ilah Kazem, a spokesman for Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni Arab and key player in the crisis.
Hashimi vetoed the original election law, saying it gave too little representation to millions of Iraqi exiles. The election has been set for late January.
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