Photo: The election has been delayed by nearly two months. Image from the BBCIraq Coalition Halts Campaign Over Candidate Bans -- Voice of America
A prominent secular coalition in Iraq has announced it will not campaign for the March 7 general election because several of its candidates have been disqualified for alleged ties to late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party.
The Iraqiya coalition of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Saturday the ban creates a poor climate for the political process.
Two prominent Sunni parliamentarians from the Iraqiya list, Saleh al-Mutlak and Dhaver al-Ani, are among the disqualified candidates.
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