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| Iraq MPs approve election reform | Iraq MPs approve election reform |
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| The Iraqi parliament has approved a crucial election law ahead of national polls due in January 2010. | |
| The UN had warned that it could not guarantee to endorse the election if the bill had not been approved. | The UN had warned that it could not guarantee to endorse the election if the bill had not been approved. |
| There have been fears that delaying the election could undo recent progress towards greater stability. | There have been fears that delaying the election could undo recent progress towards greater stability. |
| The poll is seen as crucial to democracy in Iraq, and could impact on the US plan for a military pullout. | The poll is seen as crucial to democracy in Iraq, and could impact on the US plan for a military pullout. |