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Iraq PM Sudani Claims Election Win After Early Results Show Decisive Lead
Incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani claimed victory for his coalition on Wednesday in Iraq's general election after preliminary results showed it had secured a decisive lead.
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Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr's Bloc Declared Biggest Election Winner
Shiite Muslim firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr's movement won 73 out of the assembly's 329 seats, the election commission said, after a lengthy manual recount of hundreds of ballot boxes.
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement.
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Iraqis Begin Voting In Early Election, Many Expected To Boycott Amid Distrust
Iraqis headed to the polls Sunday for an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests but expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform.
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US Urges Early Iraq Elections, Halt To Violence Against Protesters
The United States on Sunday urged Iraqi authorities to hold early polls and carry out electoral reforms, and called for an end to the violence against protesters that has left hundreds dead.
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Suicide Bombing Wounds 19 At Iraq Ballot Warehouse
A suicide bombing Sunday targeting a warehouse in Kirkuk where ballot boxes from Iraq's May elections were stored wounded 19 people, days before a vote recount, a security source said.
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Ballot Box Storage Site Catches Fire In Baghdad
A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from Iraq's parliamentary election in May has caught fire, just days after parliament called for a nationwide recount of votes, citing allegations of widespread violations.
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Iraqi Man Uses Election Fever To Try And Win Back Ex-Fiancee
Taking advantage of nation-wide elections, one Iraqi man has emptied his pockets to panel Baghdad with posters to campaign for love and win back his ex-fiancee. Haidouz drained his savings of $1,700 (1,400 euros) and even borrowed from friends to carry out his campaign to win back "Assouz".
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Nuri al-Maliki Refuses to Go As Iraqis Turn to New Leader
An ever more isolated Nuri al-Maliki again protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister on Wednesday as his former sponsor in Iran publicly endorsed a successor who many in Baghdad hope can halt the advance of Sunni jihadists.
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Post-Election Wave of Iraq Attacks Kills 74
A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people, officials said Thursday.
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Iraq Parties Plot for Power as Vote Count Drags on
Iraq's political parties are already manoeuvring to form a government nearly two weeks before preliminary results from the elections are due, with Nuri al-Maliki's bid to retain the premiership hanging in the balance.
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Iraqis Vote as Violence Grips a Divided Country
Iraq held a democratic vote to choose a leader with no foreign troops present for the first time on Wednesday, as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought to hold power for a third term in a country again consumed by sectarian bloodshed.
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Iraqis vote on Wednesday as violence grips country
Iraqis head to the polls on Wednesday in their first national election since US forces withdrew from Iraq in 2011 as Prime Minister Nuri Maliki seeks a third term amid rising violence.
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Frustrated Iraqi Kurds hope vote will bring new PM
Iraqi Kurds frustrated with the federal government dream of independence for their autonomous region, but for now they just want widely disliked Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki out of office.
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50 killed as bombers attack police and troops voting in Iraq
Fifty people were killed on Monday as suicide bombers attacked a political rally and Iraqi police and soldiers cast their votes early for a national election in two days' time, authorities and witnesses said.
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Iraq PM Sudani Claims Election Win After Early Results Show Decisive Lead
Incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani claimed victory for his coalition on Wednesday in Iraq's general election after preliminary results showed it had secured a decisive lead.
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Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr's Bloc Declared Biggest Election Winner
Shiite Muslim firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr's movement won 73 out of the assembly's 329 seats, the election commission said, after a lengthy manual recount of hundreds of ballot boxes.
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement.
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Iraqis Begin Voting In Early Election, Many Expected To Boycott Amid Distrust
Iraqis headed to the polls Sunday for an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests but expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform.
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US Urges Early Iraq Elections, Halt To Violence Against Protesters
The United States on Sunday urged Iraqi authorities to hold early polls and carry out electoral reforms, and called for an end to the violence against protesters that has left hundreds dead.
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Suicide Bombing Wounds 19 At Iraq Ballot Warehouse
A suicide bombing Sunday targeting a warehouse in Kirkuk where ballot boxes from Iraq's May elections were stored wounded 19 people, days before a vote recount, a security source said.
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Ballot Box Storage Site Catches Fire In Baghdad
A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from Iraq's parliamentary election in May has caught fire, just days after parliament called for a nationwide recount of votes, citing allegations of widespread violations.
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Iraqi Man Uses Election Fever To Try And Win Back Ex-Fiancee
Taking advantage of nation-wide elections, one Iraqi man has emptied his pockets to panel Baghdad with posters to campaign for love and win back his ex-fiancee. Haidouz drained his savings of $1,700 (1,400 euros) and even borrowed from friends to carry out his campaign to win back "Assouz".
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Nuri al-Maliki Refuses to Go As Iraqis Turn to New Leader
An ever more isolated Nuri al-Maliki again protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister on Wednesday as his former sponsor in Iran publicly endorsed a successor who many in Baghdad hope can halt the advance of Sunni jihadists.
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Post-Election Wave of Iraq Attacks Kills 74
A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people, officials said Thursday.
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Iraq Parties Plot for Power as Vote Count Drags on
Iraq's political parties are already manoeuvring to form a government nearly two weeks before preliminary results from the elections are due, with Nuri al-Maliki's bid to retain the premiership hanging in the balance.
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Iraqis Vote as Violence Grips a Divided Country
Iraq held a democratic vote to choose a leader with no foreign troops present for the first time on Wednesday, as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought to hold power for a third term in a country again consumed by sectarian bloodshed.
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Iraqis vote on Wednesday as violence grips country
Iraqis head to the polls on Wednesday in their first national election since US forces withdrew from Iraq in 2011 as Prime Minister Nuri Maliki seeks a third term amid rising violence.
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Frustrated Iraqi Kurds hope vote will bring new PM
Iraqi Kurds frustrated with the federal government dream of independence for their autonomous region, but for now they just want widely disliked Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki out of office.
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50 killed as bombers attack police and troops voting in Iraq
Fifty people were killed on Monday as suicide bombers attacked a political rally and Iraqi police and soldiers cast their votes early for a national election in two days' time, authorities and witnesses said.
