A law for a critical national election was passed by Iraqi lawmakers, and it's about time. A law for the election was, originally, to be passed by October 15th but lawmakers missed the self-imposed deadline and had since been struggling to come to an agreement. But the law was passed on Sunday, and the election is scheduled to be held on January 16th, although it may be delayed in order to make the necessary preparations. The law still has to be approved by Iraq's Presidency council.
The passing of the law and the election date will influence the schedule for pulling American troops out of Iraq due to concerns for the nations "political stability", but at the moment, all American troops are scheduled to be out of the country by the end of 2011.
Posted by: Jessica Bilstein
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