Stout Hearted Man
05-26-2010, 09:23 PM
Tue May 25, 3:24 pm ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Election authorities in Iraq rejected final appeals on Tuesday against the results of a March parliamentary election, which will now move to the Supreme Court for certification.
Iraq is still without a government more than 11 weeks after the inconclusive March 7 poll, narrowly won by the cross-sectarian Iraqiya alliance led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
An appeals authority within Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) rejected final complaints submitted before Monday's deadline.
"The ruling has been certified by the commission and will be sent tomorrow to the Supreme Court," said IHEC spokesman Qassim al-Aboudi.
Election officials have said they expect the Supreme Court to move quickly, but a government could still be weeks or months away...
...President Jalal Talabani must call on the new parliament to convene within 15 days of the Supreme Court certifying the results. Members then have 15 days to elect a speaker and 30 days to elect a new president
The new president then has 15 days to ask the largest bloc in parliament to form a government and choose a prime minister...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100525/wl_nm/us_iraq_election_1
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Election authorities in Iraq rejected final appeals on Tuesday against the results of a March parliamentary election, which will now move to the Supreme Court for certification.
Iraq is still without a government more than 11 weeks after the inconclusive March 7 poll, narrowly won by the cross-sectarian Iraqiya alliance led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
An appeals authority within Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) rejected final complaints submitted before Monday's deadline.
"The ruling has been certified by the commission and will be sent tomorrow to the Supreme Court," said IHEC spokesman Qassim al-Aboudi.
Election officials have said they expect the Supreme Court to move quickly, but a government could still be weeks or months away...
...President Jalal Talabani must call on the new parliament to convene within 15 days of the Supreme Court certifying the results. Members then have 15 days to elect a speaker and 30 days to elect a new president
The new president then has 15 days to ask the largest bloc in parliament to form a government and choose a prime minister...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100525/wl_nm/us_iraq_election_1