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Agence France PresseMay 18, 2009.
The general election is expected to be a key test of popular support for the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Institute for War and Peace ReportingFebruary 11, 2009.
Many Baghdadis say they will not vote in December if newly elected leaders do not deliver on their promises.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 3, 2009.
The U.S. likes to cast elections as proof of the legitimacy of the occupation, but many Iraqis saw their votes as a way to end it.
Hadeel al-Jawari, Azzaman. February 3, 2009.
Iraq's government faces crippling corruption at a time when millions of Iraqis went to the polls to select new provincial councils.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 1, 2009.
The last regional poll, in 2005, triggered two years of civil war. This time, there was not a single major attack anywhere in the country.
Middle East OnlineJanuary 30, 2009.
The stakes are high in Basra, where oil wealth is the engine of the Iraqi economy.
Dahr Jamail, IPS News. January 29, 2009.
Voting takes place on January 31. 444 seats in 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces will be contested by 14,431 candidates from more 400 parties.
Middle East OnlineJanuary 9, 2009.
With more than 400 political groups and 14,660 candidates bidding for election, security is expected to prove immensely complicated.
