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Maliki says he’s certain of victory in Iraq’s elections

01 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
The Daily Star Lebanon

Iraqis defied a rash of attacks that killed 14 people Wednesday and voted in the first general elections since U.S. troops withdrew, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki proclaiming “certain” victory.

Around 60 percent of the country’s 20 million eligible voters cast their ballots in the poll, which was hailed by the United States and United Nations as a rebuke to jihadists who sought to derail the parliamentary elections.

A look at Baghdad’s major players in election

01 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
The Daily Star Lebanon

Iraq Wednesday held its third parliamentary elections since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. The vote was also the first after the withdrawal of the U.S. forces in 2011. Over 22 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots to choose 328 lawmakers out of more than 9,000 candidates.Here’s a look at the major political players and lists in the race:

Formar gobierno en Irak tomará tiempo, tras las elecciones del miércoles Leer más: Formar gobierno en Irak tomará tiempo, tras las elecciones del miércoles

01 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
El Economista

La formación de un nuevo gobierno en Irak tomará tiempo, tras las elecciones legislativas del miércoles, estimaban analistas y observadores este jueves.

Tras las elecciones legislativas de 2010, las negociaciones entre distintas formaciones políticas para formar un gobierno duraron más de ocho meses.

"Encontrar un compromiso entre sunitas, chiitas y kurdos no es fácil", explicó Ayham Kamel, director para la región Medio Oriente y Africa del Norte de Eurasia Group, una consultora con sede en Nueva York.

Third election win at Maliki's fingertips

30 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Jazeera

Such was Saddam Hussein's charisma that Iraqi men were known to style their moustaches like his, and families named their children as he had his own.

Though thought brutal by some, he was admired by others for his taste in sharp suits and his flamboyant ways. Every Iraqi knew stories about Saddam.

But ask them about their current leader, Nouri al-Maliki - in power since 2006 and perhaps set to secure a third term - and they'll mostly just shrug their shoulders.

The truth is, many Iraqis think he is boring.

Iraq Elections Revive Sunnis Fears

29 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Onislam.net

As Iraq prepares for the first nationwide election since the withdrawal of US troops in 2011, the fears of Sunni Iraqis have doubled amid soaring sectarian tension and marginalization by Nouri Al-Maliki Shiite government.

“I will vote for a change,” Abu Noor, 45-year-old Iraqi Sunni, was quoted by Agence France Presse (AFP) on Tuesday, April 29.

If Maliki won a third term, “we will leave,” he said, adding, “We cannot wait for these people to stay for another four or five years.”

Iraq Prepares for National Elections in the Shadow of Militant Threats

28 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
The New York Times

Snipers line the rooftops across Falluja, waiting for a chance to shoot at government soldiers, should they try to invade. Homes have been wired to explode, too, just in case the government rushes the city. And roads have been studded with countless steel-plated bombs, of the type that killed so many American soldiers here.

Maliki faces fractured opposition in election

28 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
The Daily Star Lebanon

Nouri al-Maliki is bidding for a third term as Iraqi premier Wednesday without any obvious challenger, in marked contrast to the 2010 election when he faced an ex-premier in a tight race.

Supporters of the prime minister, in power since 2006, have cultivated an image of a strong leader fighting off violent extremists and outside powers.

But his critics have lambasted the 63-year-old Shiite Arab for what they say are insufficient improvements in basic services and pervasive corruption.

Baghdad election rally blasts kill 28: ministry

25 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
The Daily Star Lebanon

Twin bombings at a Shiite political party's rally in Baghdad killed 28 people on Friday, a security spokesman said, just days before nationwide parliamentary elections.

A car bomb followed by a suicide attack hit the campaign rally for the Sadiqun bloc, the political wing of the Asaib Ahel al-Haq militia, interior ministry spokesman Brigadier General Saad Maan said.

Dozens more were wounded, he added.

Female Candidates Fight for Rights in Iraq Campaign

21 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Naharnet.com (info Agence France Press)

With fears that women's rights are being eroded in Iraq, prospective female lawmakers are determined to push women's issues to the fore of campaigning for this month's elections.

Despite a constitutional requirement that a quarter of all MPs be women, Iraq lags on key indicators such as female employment and literacy, and there is a bill before parliament that opponents say dramatically curtails women's rights.

The Iraqi elections: Nouri Al-Maliki and his opponents

18 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Jazeera

The Iraqi parliamentary elections will be held on April 30th at a time when the political arena continues to be marked by an increasing number of conflicts and fragmentation. A number of political blocs are being formed due to many factors, the most prominent of which are the policies of President Nouri Al-Maliki and his investment in the Iraqi state in a way that benefits his Islamic Dawa Party. At the same time, Al-Maliki has also deepened rifts among his political opponents and has worked to link them with cases marked by corruption and laziness.

Iraqi elections: all talk, no walk

17 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Monitor

 

With the launch earlier this month of campaigns for the April 30 parliamentary elections, Iraq is back to debating the fact that none of the political blocs has put forward an electoral program or platform. The blocs, misunderstanding the concept of a political program, have instead reduced them to vague slogans.

 

 

Veteran Iraqi MP warns of post-election crisis

15 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Asharq al-Awsat

A “crisis” between current Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and the Sadrist movement will erupt following the legislative elections later this month, according to comments by veteran Iraqi MP Hassan Al-Alawi on Monday.

 

Alawi, an independent MP who is running in the April 30 poll as a member of the Sadrist Movement, said that a clash between the movement and the prime minister’s State of Law Coalition over the shape of the next government of Iraq was all but inevitable.

 

Campaign Curfews in Kirkuk, Iraq Because of Rising Ethnic Tensions

10 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
AINA

Election campaigning in the multi-ethnic province of Kirkuk is causing tension in the disputed territory. Campaigners have come to blows, local police have put a curfew on electioneering and analysts warn of more bloodshed to come. After all, they say, in Kirkuk this isn't just about getting elected. It's about who really owns this troubled province.

Elections in Iraq, and Hope Is in Short Supply

10 Abr 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Middle East Online

"High drama and low comedy" was how the former US ambassador Ryan Crocker described the 2010 Iraqi elections. It was an accurate description although he failed to mention the real reasons behind this failure: the US occupation and the destruction of the Iraqi state, allowing the unqualified people who cooperated with the occupation to rule Iraq, imposing a constitution which Iraqis did not have the chance to read, and dividing the country on ethnic and sectarian lines.

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