First Syria, a Council member, wanted a delay, and then Russian envoys told colleagues that President Vladimir V. Putin wanted to take a final look and sign off on the new plan.
The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Menzies Campbell, was loudly jeered by Tory MPs and some Labour members for suggesting a delay on taking a decision until 2014.
The United States committee member could request a delay, giving Mr. Blair and others time to come up with a new formula for negotiations.
The seven Council members that voted for a delay were Rwanda, China, Russia, Togo, Morocco, Pakistan and Azerbaijan.
Many National Assembly members would also welcome a delay in the vote, so that they could serve out their full five-year terms (and draw their salaries).
The APC and civil society members criticised calls for a delay, saying it would bring the credibility of the election into question, and that the People's Democratic party sought a postponement because it feared losing.
Representative Todd Tiahrt, a Kansas Republican, said that when his party's caucus met Wednesday night, members expressed fears that a delay would give the President time to find a way out.
The push to postpone the nation's switch to digital television next month got a boost yesterday when a top aide to President-elect Barack Obama sent a letter to key members of Congress urging a delay, saying there is "insufficient support" for the problems consumers will experience during the shut-off of analog signals.
Gender bias regarding education and choice of occupation opportunities influences women's low social and economic position, increasing their dependence on spouses or other family members, possibly contributing to a delay in seeking health care for UP treatment.
But delays in naming the commission members could delay a report until after the key votes are taken in Congress this year.
