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US Drops Caucus Formula for Iraq
World | February 21, 2004, Saturday // 00:00
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The Bush administration is abandoning the core idea of its plan to hold regional caucuses for an Iraqi provisional government, and will instead work with the United Nations and Iraqis to develop yet another plan for the transfer of political power by June 30, UN and US officials said Thursday. The US decision, forced by rejection of the caucus system by a wide range of Iraqis, means that the Coalition Provisional Authority led by US Ambassador Paul Bremer will instead hand over authority to some kind of caretaker government until direct elections can be held, officials said. UN Secretary General Annan is prepared to dispatch his special envoy, former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi, back to Baghdad in the coming weeks to help mediate a new formula if the Iraqis and the US-led coalition do not come up with a new plan.
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