Iraq elections thrown open as outsiders appear strong
Official turnout on Saturday was 44.5 percent -- the lowest in any national poll since the US-led invasion (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)/ Baghdad (AFP) - The race to become Iraq's next prime minister appeared wide open Monday as two outsider alliances looked to be in the lead after the first ...
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Iraqis head to the polls for first election since the defeat of Islamic State
Iraqis are voting in the first election defeating the Islamic State (Isil), but few people expect its new leaders to stabilise a country beset by conflicts, economic hardship and corruption since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Depending on the outcome, the poll could bolster Iran's role in ...
Firebrand cleric Sadr on course to win Iraq election
Powerful nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was leading in Iraq's parliamentary election with more than half the votes counted, the electoral commission said, a surprise comeback for a Shi'ite leader who had been sidelined by Iran-backed rivals. Shi'ite militia chief Hadi al-Amiri's bloc, which ...
Iraq to vote in first nationwide poll since IS war
Iraq on Saturday holds its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, with the country hoping to shore up a fragile peace as it looks to rebuild. The vote comes as tensions surge between key players Iran and the United States over the nuclear deal, ...
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Iraq holds first nationwide election since IS defeat
Iraq voted Saturday in its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, with growing tensions between neighbouring Iran and the United States threatening a power struggle. Turnout appeared weak as polling stations closed across the country after 11 hours of ...
Iraq PM Abadi appears ahead in poll, Sadr strong: sources
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's list appears to be leading in Iraq's parliamentary election, followed by influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's alliance, an election commission source and a security official told Reuters on Sunday. Iraqis voted on Saturday in the first election since the ...
Iraqis vote in first national election since ISIS defeated
Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State, with Prime Minister Haider Abadi, a rare ally of both the United States and Iran, trying to fend off powerful Shi’ite groups that would pull the country closer to Tehran. Iraqis expressed pride at the prospect of ...
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Iraqis vote as Abadi seeks to fend off Iran-backed rivals
BAGHDAD/BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State, with Prime Minister Haider Abadi, a rare ally of both the United States and Iran, trying to fend off powerful Shi'ite groups that would pull the country closer to Tehran. Iraqis ...
Iraqis Vote Amid Struggle Between Shi'ite Leaders Aligned With Iran
Iraqis took to the polls on May 12 to vote in the country's first parliamentary elections since Baghdad declared victory over Islamic State (IS) militants and routed the extremist group from most Iraqi territory last year. Reporters for news agencies and local media said voter turnout appeared ...
Iraqis vote as Abadi seeks to fend off Iran-backed rivals
BAGHDAD/BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State, with Prime Minister Haider Abadi, a rare ally of both the United States and Iran, trying to fend off powerful Shi’ite groups that would pull the country closer to Tehran. Iraqis ...
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