Member of parliament says U.S. pushing for agreement on election law . The United States has been lobbying the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to agree a new electoral code that would allow it to hold free elections next year. Kurds have long regarded Kirkuk as an integral part of Kurdistan , and many want to be part of Iraq 's autonomous Kurdish region . Kurds have said U.S. proposals favor Arabs , Turkmen . Iraqi election commission has called for swift passage of election law .
Member of parliament says U.S. pushing for agreement on election law . The United States has been lobbying the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to agree a new electoral code that would allow it to hold free elections next year. Kurds have said U.S. proposals favor Arabs , Turkmen . Iraqi election commission has called for swift passage of election law .