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Iraqi President Rejects Parliament-Approved Election Law

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has refused to approve the regional councils election law ratified yesterday by the parliament, except for the city of Kirkuk, where elections were postponed.

Talabani claimed that the law was passed unconstitutionally.

Source: Al-Bayyna Al-Jadida, Iraq, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, July 24, 2008

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