Panel proposes ban on 90 Iraq poll candidates
khaleejtimes/ap: The organisation in charge of removing senior members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party from government posts has sent the elections committee nearly 90 names of people it says should be banned from running in the December 15 elections, an official said on Thursday.
The Supreme National Commission for de-Baathification has already sent three separate lists of names of candidates planning to run the parliamentary ballot, the commission's executive director, Ali Al Lami, said.
One list included 21 names, another had 47 while the last carried 18, Al Lami said. He added that a fourth list with 60 names will be sent in the next few days.
Abdul-Hussein Hendawi, an official with the electoral commission, confirmed they have received lists with names and added that they will take a decision within the next few days. Read more
The Supreme National Commission for de-Baathification has already sent three separate lists of names of candidates planning to run the parliamentary ballot, the commission's executive director, Ali Al Lami, said.
One list included 21 names, another had 47 while the last carried 18, Al Lami said. He added that a fourth list with 60 names will be sent in the next few days.
Abdul-Hussein Hendawi, an official with the electoral commission, confirmed they have received lists with names and added that they will take a decision within the next few days. Read more
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