A delay in the January parliamentary election could lead to chaos, a top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader warned Friday, as lawmakers remained deadlocked over legislation that would regulate the crucial national vote.
Sheik Abdul-Mahdi al-Karbalaie, the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the holy city of Karbala, said the revered cleric wants elections - set for January 16 - to be held on time. A delay in the balloting "will lead to political and constitutional vacuum and security chaos," al-Karbalaie said during his regular Friday sermon in Karbala's Imam Hussein mosque. (AP)
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