The Guardian of London reports that more doubts are being raised that January’s elections in Iraq will not go forward as scheduled. On Thursday a senior aide to prime minister Iyad Allawi predicted the elections would be delayed. A day earlier 47 political parties announced they would boycott the elections. Allawi’s aide said, “I don’t think within the time available we can do everything, so I think a delay or postponing elections is more likely than holding them on time.”