Bloody Start for Iraq Polls

Bloody Start for Iraq Polls

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

BAGHDAD – The general elections, which the US sees as a major test for stability before scheduling its troop withdrawal, got to a bloody start on Thursday, March 4, with nearly 14 people killed in separate attacks.
Iraq Bans Politicians From Polls, Stirs Outcry

Iraq Bans Politicians From Polls, Stirs Outcry

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

BAGHDAD – A decision to ban 15 politicians and political parties from running for the March general elections is sending shockwaves across Iraq, amid warnings of undermining the country’s nascent political process..
Iraq Ready for polls After Compromise

Iraq Ready for polls After Compromise

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

BAGHDAD — Iraq's electoral authorities will on Monday, December 7, begin preparations for parliamentary polls early next year, after MPs finally approved a law governing the vote just minutes before a midnight deadline..
For Iraqis Football Before Polls

For Iraqis Football Before Polls

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

BAGHDAD – Many Iraqis are more concerned with a ban slapped by FIFA against their national football squad than the continued wrangling over the upcoming general election law..
Abbas Calls Palestinian Polls, Hamas Rejects

Abbas Calls Palestinian Polls, Hamas Rejects

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

Further deepening the Palestinian rift, President Mahmoud Abbas has called new presidential and legislative elections in January, sparking threats from rival Hamas to hold unilateral polls in the Gaza Strip, reported Yediot Aharonot on Saturday, October 24....
Maliki Unveils New Bloc for Iraq Polls

Maliki Unveils New Bloc for Iraq Polls

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

BAGHDAD – Setting the stage for a face-off with former Shiite allies, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki unveiled on Thursday, October 1, a new political alliance to contest the January’s general elections..
Fraud, Recounting in Afghan Polls

Fraud, Recounting in Afghan Polls

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

KABUL – Finding clear evidence of fraud in last month’s presidential election, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) ordered on Tuesday, September 8, a partial recounting..

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