▁quick ▁election ▁would ▁legit im ise ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁and ▁shed ▁a ▁fav ou rable ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁U . S .- led ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁violence ▁delayed ▁it . ▁It ▁was ▁finally ▁set ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Though ▁then - Pres ident ▁Gh azi ▁Al - Y a ou ar ▁asked ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁to ▁re cons ider ▁the ▁elect oral ▁schedule ▁several ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁time , ▁creating ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁The ▁elected ▁assembly ▁draft ed ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁for ▁Ira q , ▁subm itting ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁people ▁for ▁review ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October , ▁Ira q is ▁voted ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁new ▁constitution . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁the ▁first ▁legisl ative ▁election ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁constitution ▁was ▁held . ▁ ▁S over e ig nt y ▁for ▁Ira q ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁press ▁conference , ▁President ▁Bush ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁various ▁world ▁leaders ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁U . N . ▁Security ▁Council ▁resolution ▁end ors ing ▁the ▁transition ▁from ▁the ▁U . S .- domin ated ▁occupation ▁to ▁complete ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁Ira q . ▁Under ▁this ▁resolution , ▁Co al ition ▁forces ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁Ira q ▁until ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁could ▁establish ▁security ▁and ▁stabil ization