12/27/2011

Sadrists Call For New Iraqi Elections

Support from the Sadr bloc was instrumental in bringing Maliki to a second term following nine months of political stalemate as parties competed to form a new government after national elections in March 2010, Reuters reported.
Bahaa al-Aaraji, the head of the Sadr bloc, said yesterday that due to the country's instability and the problems threatening Iraq's sovereignty, new elections are needed.
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  1. Maybe Iraq was never meant to be held together.

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