First Iraqi Provincial Elections in a Decade

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 18:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraqis participated on Monday in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, anticipated to bolster the influence of Shiite Muslim groups aligned with Iran. 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 ...