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Iraq's PM leads in early Baghdad vote count

Iraq's PM leads in early Baghdad vote count

A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results released Saturday.

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's party sweeps elections

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's party sweeps elections

Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's party scored a sweeping victory over rival Shiite Muslim groups in provincial elections as voters rewarded him for security gains and rejected other Shiite parties' overt religious leanings, according to results released today.

 

In Iraq, improved security boosts Maliki at polls

The prime minister is credited with a drop in violence in once-lawless parts of Iraq.

A young Sunni man strolling along the Tigris River hesitated when asked whom he had voted for in provincial elections today.

 

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