Iraqis Vote as Sectarian Tensions Shape New Parliament
Iraq holds its first post withdrawal parliamentary election amid rising sectarian violence. More than 9,000 candidates compete for 328 seats as Shiite blocs, Sunni groups, and new factions battle to form a governing coalition.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Syria
Ammar Fateh
Sadr
al-Maliki
State of Law
al-Muwatin
Ammar al- Hakim
Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council
Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Ahrar
al-Qaida
Islamic State of
Iraq and
Bashar Assad
Islamic State
Asaib Ahl al-Haqq
Iraqiya
Osama al-Nujaifi
Mutahidoun Bloc
Saleh al-Mutlaq
al- Arabiya Bloc
al- Wataniya Bloc
Ayad Allawi
Afghan presidential runoff likely in June after first round
Afghanistan's presidential race appears headed for a runoff in June after preliminary results show Abdullah Abdullah with 44.9 percent and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai with 31.5 percent, neither reaching a majority. Election chief Nouristan expects June 7 start for the runoff and final results by May 14 after fraud probes.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Abdullah Abdullah
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
Election Commission
Ahmad Yousuf Nouristan
Hamid Karzai
Nouristani
U.S
NATO
Karzai
Washington
Abdullah and
Ahmadzai
West
Abdullah
Zalmar Rassoul
Abdul Rasoul Sayyaf
Rassoul
Sayyaf
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