But the Iraqi foreign minister , Hoshyar Zebari , who is regarded as a closer ally to Iraq 's prime minister , Ayad Allawi , vigorously rejected calls for a delay on Tuesday and said any change in the timetable would be tantamount to a surrender to insurgents whose campaign of violence has been aimed at derailing the vote .
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