November 21, 2009 9:41 PM

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Iraq Parliament ends without consensus

An Iraqi parliament session aimed at resolving a deadlock on an electoral law required for general elections in January has ended without agreement. They plan to meet again on Sunday. Iraqi lawmakers were expected to vote on Saturday on the much-delayed law. Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi had earlier vetoed the proposed election law, saying he wanted more representation for Iraqis living abroad, many of whom are Sunni Arabs. Lawmakers had planned today to consider whether the Sunni vice president had the legal right to veto the legislation that was presented to the presidency council. Members of the electoral commission have said the deadlock over the election law is likely to delay national elections.

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