ABIDJAN, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The presidential election in Cote d'lvoire, initially scheduled for Nov. 29, will be postponed for some weeks, according to a communique released by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on Sunday.

The postponement is motivated by technical reasons which are beyond the electoral body, CEI said in the communique, while congratulating Ivorians for the passion, discipline and patience they have demonstrated at the ongoing phase of filing complaints about the voter list.

"All cases of complaints will be handled with compassion, love, respect and strictness so that every lvorian can get his elector's card and the national identity card," the CEI pledged.

The authorities will make sure there is no registration of people who are not supposed to be registered, the communique said.

Admitting the electoral process as very sensitive, the CEI asked politicians to stop talking to the media in a manner which can destabilize the prevailing good social climate.

"The civil society organizations should also note their role in the electoral process and reduce their attacks on the actors of this process," the communique said.

After the display of the provisional electoral list, the CEI has entered into the phase of solving complaints that arose due toerrors on names, omissions and other anomalies.

The presidential election, eagerly awaited by the lvorians and the international community, is expected to bring long-lasting peace to the West African country after the political crisis broke out in 2002.