UN Rules Out Poll Before Iraq Handover

World | February 19, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said it is not feasible to hold elections in Iraq before the United States hands over power at the end of June. But he said the transfer of power to an interim Iraqi administration should go ahead as planned by the end of June.
The US wants to create an interim Iraqi government using caucus-style voting, but the majority Shia have called for direct elections.
A UN team has been in Iraq to assess whether elections would be feasible.

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