* EU welcomes elections’ final results ratification
June 3, 2010 – 10:45:21
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The European Union welcomed on Thursday the ratification of the parliamentary elections final results by the Federal Court, according to a statement issued by the bloc.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the bloc was looking forward “to the rapid formation of a stable government in Iraq” after the outcome of the March 7 parliamentary elections were officially certified.
According to results ratified Tuesday by the constitutional court, former prime minister Iyad Allawi’s Iraqiya List won 91 seats in the 325-member Iraqi parliament, while current prime minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition came in second place with 89 seats.
“The EU is looking forward to a parliament meeting shortly, in accordance with the Constitution, and to the rapid formation of a stable government, allowing Iraq to confront the challenges ahead,” Ashton said in a statement released in Brussels received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
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June 3, 2010 – 10:45:21
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The European Union welcomed on Thursday the ratification of the parliamentary elections final results by the Federal Court, according to a statement issued by the bloc.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the bloc was looking forward “to the rapid formation of a stable government in Iraq” after the outcome of the March 7 parliamentary elections were officially certified.
According to results ratified Tuesday by the constitutional court, former prime minister Iyad Allawi’s Iraqiya List won 91 seats in the 325-member Iraqi parliament, while current prime minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition came in second place with 89 seats.
“The EU is looking forward to a parliament meeting shortly, in accordance with the Constitution, and to the rapid formation of a stable government, allowing Iraq to confront the challenges ahead,” Ashton said in a statement released in Brussels received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
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