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06-04-2010, 10:04 PM
UN Security Council urges Iraq to quickly form new government
Friday, June 4th, 2010 at 7:12 pm - Monica Lawrence - BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The Security Council on Friday urged Iraq’s political leaders to re-double their efforts to form an inclusive and broad-based government.
It has been three months since the polls were staged and the United Nations has openly welcomed the certification of the results of Iraq’s parliamentary elections, but the 15-member panel calls on “all political entities to respect the certified election results and the choices of the Iraqi people.”
Earlier in the week, Ad Melkert, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq described the certification as a crucial step towards the formation of a government that will shape the country’s future for the next four years.
In addition, Melkert told the Council that a broad-based coalition government in Iraq is a better alternative for the people of that country who are eager to see a stable administration.
The Security Council stressed that Iraqi leaders should quickly engage “in an inclusive political process to form a government that represents the will and sovereignty of the Iraqi people and their hope for a strong, independent, unified and democratic Iraq.”
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the results announced by Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), in which the party headed by Iyad Allawi, a former prime minister, received more votes than the coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the 325-member Council of Representatives.
At least 12 million people cast their votes in the March 7 polls, in which more than 6,000 candidates took part.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted that, once established, the new government will face a host of challenges, ranging from national reconciliation and the sharing of natural resources to human rights and reconstruction.
“The challenge is to consolidate the gains that have been made in recent years and not allow armed groups and other spoilers to exploit the situation,” he said last month.
http://wireupdate.com/wires/6020/un-security-council-urges-iraq-to-quickly-form-new-government/
Friday, June 4th, 2010 at 7:12 pm - Monica Lawrence - BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The Security Council on Friday urged Iraq’s political leaders to re-double their efforts to form an inclusive and broad-based government.
It has been three months since the polls were staged and the United Nations has openly welcomed the certification of the results of Iraq’s parliamentary elections, but the 15-member panel calls on “all political entities to respect the certified election results and the choices of the Iraqi people.”
Earlier in the week, Ad Melkert, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq described the certification as a crucial step towards the formation of a government that will shape the country’s future for the next four years.
In addition, Melkert told the Council that a broad-based coalition government in Iraq is a better alternative for the people of that country who are eager to see a stable administration.
The Security Council stressed that Iraqi leaders should quickly engage “in an inclusive political process to form a government that represents the will and sovereignty of the Iraqi people and their hope for a strong, independent, unified and democratic Iraq.”
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the results announced by Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), in which the party headed by Iyad Allawi, a former prime minister, received more votes than the coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the 325-member Council of Representatives.
At least 12 million people cast their votes in the March 7 polls, in which more than 6,000 candidates took part.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted that, once established, the new government will face a host of challenges, ranging from national reconciliation and the sharing of natural resources to human rights and reconstruction.
“The challenge is to consolidate the gains that have been made in recent years and not allow armed groups and other spoilers to exploit the situation,” he said last month.
http://wireupdate.com/wires/6020/un-security-council-urges-iraq-to-quickly-form-new-government/