in office, which were due to expire at the end of this month when twice-delayed elections were to be held. The recommendations by the Economic Community expiration of the transition period on October 31, 2006," it said. "Considering that the planned election cannot be held as scheduled, they recommended commencing from November 1, 2006," it said.
proposals will "definitely be endorsed, and strengthened by the PSC." A similar extension was accorded by the United Nations (UN) last year, prolonging Over the weekend, the UN announced it would postpone the planned elections for up to a year, and predicted a new Security Council resolution would Banny, as well as reforms needed to create a unified armed force. authority over the defence and security forces to enable him to achieve the tasks assigned to him," they said.
In addition to the internal Ivorian recommendations, the leaders at by South African President Thabo Mbeki. Ecowas is pressing for Mbeki's departure, diplomats said, because he is seen as too close to Gbagbo to by the UN Security Council, which is to discuss the matter on October 25.
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