An employee of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) sits on ballot boxes at a tally center in Baghdad April 23, 2013. (Photo: Reuteurs)

(VOVworld) – Members of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Sunday withdrew their resignation letters to allay concerns about delaying the general election scheduled for mid-April. The change of heart came after meetings between the IHEC and several international organisations, including the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq. Several members of the IHEC submitted their resignations to the Iraqi Parliament on March 25^th to protest political and judicial intervention into the Iraqi election. The IHEC members explained their resignations as due to relentless pressure from Iraq’s legislative and judicial agencies, stemming from their different interpretations of Iraq’s election laws.