MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ELECTIONS IN IRAQ / COMMENTARY BY JONATHAN SPYER – 14 May 2018
Firebrand cleric Sadr on course to win Iraq election
Powerful nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was leading in Iraq’s parliamentary election with more than half the votes counted, the electoral commission said, a surprise comeback for a Shi’ite leader who had been sidelined by Iran-backed…
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Jonathan Spyer – 44 Min – If this turns out to hold, it is another piece of bad news for Iran:
Read full report about Election Results : https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-election/firebrand-cleric-sadr-on-course-to-win-iraq-election-idUSKCN1IE091