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08 November 2009
Iraq's parliament has passed a long-delayed election law required for national elections to be held in January.
The law won approval Sunday from 141 of the almost 200 Iraq lawmakers present after a tense, day-long debate.
The lawmakers overcame a key dispute about how to conduct the election in northern Iraq's ethnically-mixed and oil-rich city of Kirkuk.
Iraqi Kurds have long sought to incorporate Kirkuk into their autonomous region in northern Iraq. But, many of the city's Arab and Turkmen residents oppose such a move and want to remain under the control of Iraq's central government.
Iraq's upcoming national elections are a crucial test for the country as it takes more responsibility for its own security ahead of a gradual withdrawal of U.S. forces.
It was not clear if the delayed passage of the law will give Iraqi authorities enough time to hold the elections as scheduled in mid-January.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had warned that Iraq could spiral into a new cycle of chaos if the elections do not go ahead.
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