2021/05/12 09:18 Iraqis buy clothes in preparation for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Shorjah mark. Iraqis buy clothes in preparation for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Shorjah market in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) People receive free food being distributed ahead of Iftar, the evening meal breaking the Ramadan fast, at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad. People receive free food being distributed ahead of Iftar, the evening meal breaking the Ramadan fast, at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Muslims throughout the world are marking the last days of Ramadan a month of fasting during which observants abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
by Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
Posted May 11, 2021 10:19 pm ADT
Last Updated May 11, 2021 at 10:25 pm ADT
Iraqis buy clothes in preparation for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Shorjah market in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) A top U.N. envoy urged Iraqis on Tuesday to uphold the integrity of “all-important national elections” next October, saying the world will be watching to see that voting is free and transparent without political pressure or interference.
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the U.N. special representative for Iraq, told the Security Council that the Iraqi people demanded these elections during demonstrations in which some paid with their lives and “now is not the time to let them down.”
Edith M. Lederer May 11, 2021 - 6:19 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) â A top U.N. envoy urged Iraqis on Tuesday to uphold the integrity of âall-important national electionsâ next October, saying the world will be watching to see that voting is free and transparent without political pressure or interference.
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the U.N. special representative for Iraq, told the Security Council that the Iraqi people demanded these elections during demonstrations in which some paid with their lives and ânow is not the time to let them down.â
âFor elections to be trusted, disinformation must be combatted with facts, and intimidation must be replaced with accountability,â she said. âThe failure to hold credible elections would cause significant, lasting, widespread anger and disillusionment, which in turn could further destabilize the country at a time where strength and unity are desperately needed.â
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