Strasbourg quickly endorsed the document, but much coaxing from Bucer was required before he managed to convince all the south German cities.
All the parties in Zimbabwe's uneasy governing coalition had endorsed the document as well.This paves the way for overdue elections, perhaps as soon as mid-July.
The ayatollah, who commands the allegiance of much of the country's Shiite Muslim majority, wrote that there would be "dangerous consequences" if the United Nations endorsed the document.
Since all Zimbabwe's main parties have endorsed the document, it is almost certain to be adopted by a big majority.
The ruling Georgian Dream Coalition endorsed the document on 2 February at a human rights committee hearing that was snubbed by minority MPs.
Early Tallies Show Iraqis Supporting Constitution Early electoral returns suggested that Iraq's proposed constitution was headed for approval, with officials in two key swing provinces saying a majority of voters appeared to have endorsed the document.
In his letter, Ayatollah Sistani wrote that the interim constitution agreed to earlier this month by the 25-member Iraqi Governing Council "enjoys no support among most of the Iraqi people". The ayatollah, who commands the allegiance of much of the country's Shiite Muslim majority, wrote that there would be "dangerous consequences" if the United Nations endorsed the document.
President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood have endorsed the document, but critics say it is poorly drafted and overly favours Islamists.
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We understand several governments and stakeholders have endorsed the document and some may continue to do so," a spokesperson said.
I note that the chancellor is using annual cuts rather than four-year cumulative figures and that he is refusing to predict implied job losses - except that is for endorsing the document seen in Danny Alexander's car yesterday which repeats the Office of Budget Responsibility forecast of 490,000 public-sector job losses over four years.
