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IraqElections
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Cleric Sadr wins Iraq vote, former PM Maliki close behind – officials
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on…
Electoral commission announces initial results of Iraq election
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Monday announced initial results for Iraq’s parliamentary election in…
Sadr’s bloc wins 65 seats in Iraq election – unofficial results
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc, Sairoon, has won 65 seats in the Iraqi parliamentary election, according…
Iraqi special force closes Baghdad’s Green Zone – NINA
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An Iraqi special force have closed Baghdad’s Green Zone in an effort to protect the…
Electoral commission says turnout in Iraq election reached 41%
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Iraqi electoral commission announced early on Monday that the initial turnout in the parliamentary…
Iraqi PM speaks by phone with Kurdish premier
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi spoke by phone with Kurdish premier Masrour Barzani on Sunday,…
Polling stations closed in Iraq; vote counting begins
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Polling stations closed in Iraq’s general election on Sunday after Iraqis voted to elect a…
77 people detained for violating election rules: Iraqi military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Security forces have detained 77 people for violating the electoral commission’s rules during the Iraqi…
Kadhimi calls on Iraqis to vote to create ‘better future’ for Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sunday called on Iraqis to use voting to create…
Polls open in Iraq’s general elections
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqis are voting in a general election to elect a new parliament on Sunday in…
Kurdistan Coalition says voter registration changed in Kirkuk; ISIS ‘emirs participated’ in special voting
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Coalition in Kirkuk said on Saturday that it had filed complaints at the…
Results of hand, electronic counts matched: electoral commission
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s electoral commission said on Saturday results of manual and electronic counts in the special…