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mdp.39015063093531	Ward, Celeste J.	The Coalition Provisional Authority's experience with governance in Iraq : lessons identified Celeste J. Ward 	2005		.txt	text/plain	635	31	52	In April 2003, another initiative got under way to help establish local democratic institutions in Iraq. RTI had four major tasks: (1) to help local government and other mechanisms; and (4) to help the coalition bring Iraqis together to In early May, the coalition made its first major change in course on Iraqi governance. It abandoned Gen. Garner's plan to hold elections and rapidly establish an Iraqi administration. government, the coalition would create an Iraqi interim authority that would assist the In late May and June 2003, members of Ambassador Bremer's governance team fanned the Iraqi Interim Governing Council (IGC). the opaque manner in which the council was appointed led to objections that it did not As a result, the IGC suffered a legitimacy gap that worsened over time. was to develop a process for drafting an Iraqi constitution by December 2003. then a sovereign Iraqi government would be elected.	./cache/mdp.39015063093531.pdf	./txt/mdp.39015063093531.txt