Iraqi PM says polls could be spread over period [View All]

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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Iraq (news - web sites)'s elections could be spread out over a period of 15-20 days in late January, interim prime minister Iyad Allawi said in a Belgian newspaper interview.


"Everyone -- Shiites, Sunnis, Christians, Kurds, Turkomans -- should take part in the vote," he was quoted as saying by Tuesday's edition of Le Soir, referring to landmark polls planned for January 30.


"For that I think one could envisage elections spread over 15 days, 20 days, with polling on different dates for different provinces ... That would allow for adequate security arrangements to be put in place," he added.


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Asked by the French-language newspaper if he was talking about holding elections on different dates depending on each province, Allawi replied: "Exactly.

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