In Focus | Iraq Elections
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Thursday Nov 11
Iraq Sunnis angry as Shiite-led government takes shape
Sunnis say Allawi cheated out of prime minister's job as some vow not to participate in future elections
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Wednesday Jun 2
Supreme Court ratifies Iraq election results
The televised announcement by the court's top judge marked the first major step toward resolving Iraq's election crisis and the seating of a new parliament.
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Friday May 14
No fraud found after Iraq election recount
The results of the recount will be made public on Monday, said Qasim Al Aboudi, a spokesman for the Independent High Electoral Commission.
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Friday Apr 9
Iraq impasse drags on a month after polls
Feuding politicians have not even started discussing the modalities of forming a governing coalition, Allawi says
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Saturday Apr 3
Iraq cleric's followers vote on PM
Al Sadr considered potential kingmaker in two-horce race for Iraq's premier
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Wednesday Mar 31
The fight for Iraq's future begins
The survival of its democracy is dependent on a 'just' allocation of key posts in the new Iraq, as cumbersome as that may be
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Tuesday Mar 30
No Iraq group has the numbers to pull it off
The government needs to take more than half of the people's representatives into confidence
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Tuesday Mar 30
Analysts see threat to security after Allawi win
They believe Al Maliki will not hand over baton peacefully
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Monday Mar 29
Allawi can curb Iran influence
Secular leader will be able to improve relations with countries in region
Opinion
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Landmark election for Iraq
Sectarian tension, Iran's growing influence threaten the country's return to normalcy
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Desperate tussle for power in Iraq
As the country prepares for elections, efforts are on to exploit sectarian divisions
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Bad signs ahead of Iraq's poll
Seven years after US forces entered the country, there are still alarming indications of authoritarianism
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Iraq's politics of exclusion
US must work government to resolve the latter's de Ba'athification crisis
