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Tue 01 Jan 2010Appeals made to Iraqis against banning of election candidates
APPEALS HAVE been made to the Iraqi government to postpone its drive to marginalise alleged members of the ousted Baath party until after the March 7th parliamentary poll.
Iraq’s election commission has banned 500 candidates and 15 parties on the recommendation of the de-Baathification panel. The move was endorsed by prime minister Nuri al-Maliki. High-profile secular Sunnis who have been banned include defence minister Abdel Qadr Jassem al-Obaidi, deputy prime minister Rafi al-Issawi and deputy Saleh al-Mutlaq.
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