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[War in Context] The former interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, a secular Shiite once derided as an American puppet, galvanized the votes of Sunnis who sat out Iraq’s first national elections and clawed his way back from political obscurity. But his wafer-thin edge of 91 to 89 over his nearest rival, the incumbent prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, falls far short of the majority of 163 of the 325 seats in parliament that he needs to form a government.
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[At War] Iraqi Election Results: Reactions From Around Iraq - At War Blog ...: Sadr and the rest of the Iraqi National Alliance and the Kurds “because they are partners from the past elections and they cannot let go of that partnership because they will lose everything they have done these past years. I am surprised at the delay in the announcement of the new coalition, because they are opening the way for Baathists to come back to the power.”
[The Goss Magazine] Iraqi Election Results: Reactions From Around Iraq: current election wÑ–Æ–Æ– bе thе real key fοr political change Ñ–n thе country аnÔ ÑаƖm wÑ–Æ–Æ– bе restored tο Iraq, bеÑаυѕе Nuri al-Maliki wаѕ thе cause οf disputes between Americans аnÔ Iraqis.” SAMARRA. Samarra Ñ–Ñ• a Sunni Arab-dominated .
[Investor's Iraq Forum - Iraq Dinar Forum, Iraq Investments, Iraq Stock Exchange, Iraq Bank, Iraq News, Iraqi Dinar] Maliki Aide Warns of Postvote Violence if Sunni Group Wins ...: BAGHDAD — The two top American officials in Iraq met Monday with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki after his endorsement over the weekend of a recount in the parliamentary elections incited fears of a political crisis in a country not accustomed to peaceful transfers of power.
[allvoices - Contributed news >> 1 >> Popular] Uncertainty and violence as 42 killed in Diayal...: Ayad Allawi's narrow victory over incumbent Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki in the Iraqi general elections is being seen as a prelude to a period of political uncertainty and possible violence that could delay the withdrawal of American troops...
Mudville Gazette: All that geographic diversity of Allawi supporters is a good sign. If events over the next few weeks are not but a little more contentious than say, America in 2000 we should be hearing some talk of drawdown in US forces there soon - maybe even a promised "acceleration," too.
[At War] Ask Anthony Shadid About the Iraq Elections - At War Blog ...: Counting is not yet complete from the March 7 vote, but a partial tally shows a slight lead for the supporters of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, though probably not big enough for him to form a government on his own. the elections look set to solidify ethnic and sectarian divisions unleashed by the American-led invasion in 2003, and to pit Mr.
[die cutting machines] War in Iraq, George W. Bush: In the new army’s first test of standing up, Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki ordered an attack on Shiite militias in the port city of Basra. More than 1,000 recruits deserted or fled the battlefield and had to be rescued by U.S. troops and airpower, with a ceasefire brokered by Iran.
[Enterprise Resilience Management Blog] Enterprise Resilience Management Blog: Nastiness in Nineveh: [Atheel al-Nujaifi, the newly elected Sunni Arab governor,] says there will be no talks with the Kurds unless they recognize Nineveh’s administrative borders and pull their forces back to behind the so-called Green Line, Iraqi Kurdistan’s boundary before the American-led invasion in 2003. The Kurds reject that request and say they will not budge before the fate of disputed territories north of Mosul is settled.
[Political Animal] The Washington Monthly: Election results in Iraq: "The former interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, a secular Shiite once derided as an American puppet, galvanized the votes of Sunnis who sat out Iraq's first national elections and clawed his way back from political obscurity. But his wafer-thin edge of 91 to 89 over his nearest rival, the incumbent prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, falls far short of the majority of 163 of the 325 seats in parliament that he needs to form a government." .
[At War] Barbershop Politics in Baghdad - At War Blog - NYTimes.com: Chalabi is part of a largely Shiite coalition, the Iraqi National Alliance, running against the bloc of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. He praised him as an economist - “We need economists to run this country,” he said .
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