Iraq holds first provincial election in a decade
People in Iraq voted on Monday in the first provincial council elections since 2013.
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A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade – Metro US
BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s streets were nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country’s first provincial elections in a decade, which are boycotted by an influential political bloc and marred by scattered violence and allegations of irregularities. The vote to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, […]
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Iraqis vote in first provincial elections in a decade
Iraqis voted Monday in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, which were expected to strengthen the dominance of pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim groups.The vote comes at a time of widespread political apathy and disillusionment in the oil-rich country of 43 million that is still recovering from years of war and plagued by corruption.Polls closed as planned at 6:00 pm (1500 GMT), state media reported, with the election commission saying preliminary results were expected 24 hours later...
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Provincial council elections in Iraq raise concerns | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary election due to take place in 2025.
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Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi's first provincial elections in a decade – Winnipeg Free Press
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Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqis' first provincial elections in a decade | World News
Saturday's vote was restricted to military and security personnel and internally displaced people living in camps, with the main polling set to take place on Monday.
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Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi's first provincial elections in a decade
Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary elections due to take place in 2025. The powerful Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr — who officially resigned from politics in 2022 amid a lengthy deadlock over cabinet formation — has called on his supporters to boycott the provincial elections, saying that their parti...
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Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade – Metro US
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary election due to take place in 2025. Saturday’s vote was restricted to military and security personnel and internally displaced […]
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Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraq elections
Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary election due to take place in 2025.
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