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Close Race Makes Challenges Likely

Iraq

Election losers setting stage for fraud claims.

Early vote tallies indicate the coalition of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki will likely win a plurality in the country’s incredibly close election. The narrow margins expected will set the stage for challenges to the results for weeks to come; a Shia coalition is already questioning voting machines and...

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