With just two months before the presidential poll, the Ivorian government has announced that the provisional voter list is ready and will be submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission, government leaders and political parties on Thursday.

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But General McChrystal has warned that more are needed. On the contested outcome of last month's presidential election in Afghanistan, Spanta said voting "irregularities" are not unusual in emerging democracies and that the Independent Electoral Commission and the U.N.-supported Election Complaint Commission are working to address the complaints and recount some of the ballots.

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Abbas Kadhim,who is with the Independent High Electoral Commission in Baghdad, says there is still a lot to do.

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The MDC is demanding fresh elections, to be organised by an independent electoral commission.

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The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, spelled out the details in a statement on its Web site.

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However, the Independent Electoral Commission said that whatever happened, it was now too late to organise a vote that month.

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