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12 hours ago, nannab said:

 

We hope not normala for the sake of the people. !  It is time for Maliki to have a deep sleep... in a hole. 

 

i have worried if maliki using media to wins this time like trump so suddenly mark zuckerberg in my mind right now . i have sad mark be a center when cambridge analytica issue is coming but now facebook have need law to protect privacy . 

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Kurdish election posters in Kirkuk torn down

By Rudaw 24 minutes ago
The vandalism is more evident in the Kurdish areas of Kirkuk. Photo: Rudaw
The vandalism is more evident in the Kurdish areas of Kirkuk. Photo: Rudaw
KIRKUK, Kurdistan Region – Banners and posters promoting Kurdish candidates running in the Iraqi parliamentary elections in the disputed province of Kirkuk have been torn up or thrown into the gutter, pushing would-be MPs to call for action.

Such acts of vandalism are more evident in the Kurdish areas of Kirkuk, where Kurdish parties are running for office under direct Iraqi rule for the first time since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. 

The issue is not limited to Kirkuk, however. It has occurred in other cities of Iraq including the capital Baghdad and the holy city of Najaf.

Iraqi forces who took control of Kirkuk on October 16 after driving out the Peshmerga have already banned the Kurdish flag. Parties registered with the Iraqi election commission, however, have the right to run election campaigns without censure. 

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), which won six of the 12 seats contested in the last election in 2014, launched its official campaign in the city of Kirkuk earlier this week. Some of the party’s posters have been affected. 

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“Tearing down the [election] posters is an uncivilized act,” Dilan Ghafour, a female PUK candidate, told Rudaw.

“If it is found that a particular individual or party is behind this, it shows how undemocratic the individual or the party is.”

She called on the authorities to find and punish those responsible. 

Jwan Husen, the top candidate for the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) in Kirkuk, said some voters may in fact be sending parties a message. 

“The people are dissatisfied with the current situation, be it because of politics, services, or it could be that they are angry at a given party or given ethnicity,” she said.

Kirkuk is a multi-ethnic city where Kurds, Arabs, Turkmen and other minorities like Christians live.

“They cannot express this anger publicly, so they are left with the option of tearing down the posters,” Husen added.

There are 13 seats for grabs in Kirkuk – one of them reserved for the Christian minority. 

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the largest Kurdish party in Iraq, has decided to boycott the election in the province, claiming the security and political situation in Kirkuk is unstable and that the city is under Iraqi “occupation” following the October 16 events.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, a Shiite Arab, appointed a Sunni Arab governor to replacing the Kurdish one in October.

Acting governor Rakan Saeed, who has been accused by some Kurdish parties of launching a new wave of Arabization in Kirkuk, is one of the candidates running for the Iraqi election on an Arab list.

Kurdish people in Kirkuk are angry with all parties, including the Kurdish ones, but many say they will still cast their vote to preserve Kurdish representation.

Ali Karam, who is in his late 50s, has experienced Arab rule of the city both under the former Iraqi regime which tried to change the demographics of the city, and also post-invasion Iraq.

“People have shed blood for the last 50 years with the aim of achieving freedom, and pride. But now all that [struggle] is gone,” he said, lamenting the Kurds’ loss of control.

“But the reason why I vote is I am a Kurd, that I do not want us to be further oppressed. At least when they violate our rights, there will be someone who can stand for us,” he added.

http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/190420181

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US policy sends a specialized team to experience the electronic voting devices for the Iraqi elections

America sends a specialized team to experience the electronic voting devices for the Iraqi elections
 
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(Reuters) - The United States has pledged to send a specialized team to test electronic voting devices for the elections, the head of the Islamic Union in the Iraqi parliament, Muthana Amin, said on Thursday.

"I met with US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman and asked him to send his country a specialized team to test the electronic voting systems for the elections," Amin told a news conference in Sulaymaniyah.

"Those organs need to be tested before going to the polls," he said.

"Iraq is going through dangerous situations and there is a deep conflict between parties and political parties," he said. "Elections must be conducted in a transparent and fair manner, and we should not allow them to cause problems that bring us back to the first security square and the return of terrorism."

 
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Maliki is likely to get his coalition 100 seats and reveals negotiations on the majority

09:42 - 21/04/2018
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MP on the coalition of state law on Subhi al-Maliki, Saturday, his coalition to get about 100 parliamentary seats in the upcoming elections, noting that the coalition began negotiations with blocks Sunni and Kurdish on forming a government of a majority of political.

 Maliki said in a statement to the information that "according to political and popular data, the coalition of state law will get about 100 seats during the upcoming parliamentary elections."

 He added that "the coalition of state law opened a political blocs, Kurdish and Sunni and other minorities to establish a large coalition to form a political majority after the elections," adding that "the formation of a majority government will end successive crises and support the work of parliament and state institutions."

The Vice-President Nuri al-Maliki told the official file of Iraq and Iran in the State Department Andrew Beck, that the political majority will correct the path. Ending / 25 d

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The Kurdish and Sunni have very short memories and it will be worse.. Maliki will turn on them so fast they will never know what hit them. 

 I just don't get it and they themselves will be to blame.:shakehead:   Thanks Butifldrm and good morning DV.  :D

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Maliki's coalition denies paying $ 153 million to carry out his election campaign

 

 Since 2018-04-22 at 10:19 (Baghdad time)

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A coalition of state law, led by Nuri al-Maliki, on Sunday, paid 153 million dollars for a civil company to carry out his election campaign.

The official spokesman for the coalition, Abbas al-Moussawi said in a statement received by the (Mawazin News), "is echoed in the media outlets yellow for Maliki's coalition to pay 153 million dollars for a civil company for publicity and advertising in Baghdad and the provinces to his health."

"These campaigns led by political parties with yellow media came because of their inability to convince the Iraqi street of their electoral projects," Moussawi said.

He explained that "the popularity of the rule of law and its leader Nuri al-Maliki is increasing day after day," pointing out that "those who are trying to topple the rule of law through fabricating and lying to such news, they provide free services to the coalition and the owners without knowing that through their attempts to increase the popularity of the coalition day after day "He said.

The media circulated reports that Maliki's coalition paid $ 153 million to a civil company to carry out his election campaign in Baghdad and the provinces.

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Abadi, Amiri and Maliki are vying to win the post of prime minister

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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, his predecessor, Nuri al-Maliki and another leader in the popular crowd, will lead the next parliamentary elections. 
The post has been the preserve of major Shiite majority forces since the overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and even the current government. 
In order to avoid a return to dictatorship, the list of 12 May parliamentary candidates must form alliances with other Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish lists to ensure a majority. 
Abadi and leader of the crowd, Hadi al-Amiri, are among the three favorites in the upcoming elections. 
Abadi is the architect of the victory over the Da'ash organization, which in 2014 managed to control almost one-third of Iraq's territory during a lightning attack.
The current prime minister Haider al-Abadi, 66, has taken over the reins of the post of prime minister of his predecessor Nuri al-Maliki in the darkest conditions of the security crisis in September 2014. 
The military confrontation allowed Abadi to declare Iraq's victory on the duel in December 2017 and this victory shut up from He was critical of his lack of military experience. 
Abbadi is a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering and holder of a doctorate degree from the University of Manchester in Britain, and belongs to the same Dawa Party, which came from his predecessor, al-Maliki. 
"It is acceptable to all forces from the Iranians to the Americans to the Saudis," said Farid Haddad, a researcher at the Middle East Institute of Studies at the National University of Singapore. 
As the general commander of the Iraqi army, Abadi boosted morale by bringing in foreign trainers who helped improve the professionalism of tens of thousands of Iraqi soldiers.
Under the watchful eye of the US-led coalition, the army was able to expel armed militants from all the territory it controlled in Iraq, leaving their remains sheltering in remote areas near the Syrian border. 
On the other hand, Abadi's electoral position was further strengthened when the army advanced after a self-determination referendum carried out by the Kurdistan region towards Kirkuk and the rest of the disputed areas to assume security duties. 
"Abadi has a popular base that goes beyond sectarian and ethnic lines," said political analyst Essam al-Faily, who told AFP that "it reflects the image of a statesman and has not been contaminated by corruption." 
"He still considers Abadi the only strong competitor, but he is not strong enough to win anything that brings him closer to the majority," Haddad said. 
The current prime minister has a strong rival, leader of the popular crowd Hadi al-Amri, 64.
He graduated from Diyala province and graduated from the University of Baghdad, Department of Statistics. Fled to Iran in 1980 after the execution of Saddam, a prominent Shiite cleric Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr. Amiri is seen as Iran's most favored candidate. 
Amiri fought alongside Iranian forces in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war as a member of the Badr Organization and was no longer exiled after the fall of Saddam. 
During Maliki's second presidential term from 2010 to 2014, Amiri was a member of Parliament and then became Minister of Transport. 
The leader of the popular crowd abandoned his civilian clothes instead of military uniforms in 2014 and mobilized efforts against a rising threat. 
"I think Amiri will have a strong position in the post-election negotiations, but it is likely that the formation of the government will remain within the Dawa Party and the rivalry with Abbadi," Haddad said.
"I think that with the Dawa split, Amiri sees himself as the potential winner, who, as prime minister, will be able to rebuild the civilian state with the same success as the crowd," says the Fili political analyst. 
The third candidate is Nuri al-Maliki 68 years, and since being forced to step down in 2014 after serving two sessions as prime minister, was waiting for those moments impatiently. 
Although he is still a prominent leader of the Dawa Party, during his tenure he was accused of marginalizing Sunnis and promoting corruption. 
"He is trying to focus his efforts on areas where the Dawa Party is strong and is also trying to get closer to the Shiite militant groups to stay in the spotlight," Faily said. 
As for the researcher Haddad, Maliki's chances of winning are modest, noting that Maliki's chances have been hit irreversibly. In general, Iraqis do not remember anything good about its second session.
"The maximum expectation of Maliki's arrival is to be an assistant to al-Amri," Haddad said.

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39 minutes ago, Butifldrm said:

"The maximum expectation of Maliki's arrival is to be an assistant to al-Amri,"

 

i was just told from a high up secret squirrel source this was a translation error , it should have read ... " the maximum expectation of Maliki is to gain the front seat in front of a tribunal court " end of quote :lol:..... thanks butifldrm for all the research and articles..

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Current wise: Abadi is unable to manage Iraq during the next stage

11:44 - 23/04/2018
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The current wisdom, headed by Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, on Monday, that Prime Minister Haider Abadi is unable to manage Iraq during the next phase, noting that Abbadi is a president produced by circumstances and was not a candidate for the administration of the country.

"The trend of wisdom as a party involved in the upcoming elections does not see any of the current faces and those who participated in the administration of Iraq in the last stage, including Haider al-Abadi," said Nawfal Abu Ragheef, a spokesman for the current Arab Al-Arabi newspaper. Capable of managing the country. "

Abu Raghef added that "we have the right to submit candidates for prime minister, but we have not presented until now, and we do not see that the horizon is at the moment appropriate to manage Iraq during the next political phase, and those present do not represent a good choice for us."

Abu Raghef said that "Abbadi was the president of the circumstances, otherwise he was not a candidate for running the country. In the next stage we will use the language of numbers in dealing with this post, and we will determine the next scene through the votes we get. " Ending / 25

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Newspaper: Sadr is a list of candidates for the presidency of the next government

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The newspaper "the new Arab", on Monday, the preparation of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Mr. Moqtada al-Sadr list of candidates for the presidency of the next government, indicating the presence of anger from Sadr to Abadi.

"The failure of Abbadi in some files, including the accounting of corrupt people during the past years, angered Muqtada al-Sadr and even the wise, Abadi was preoccupied with statements and hints, and could not account for people involved in disasters, including what happened in the northern provinces The West and its occupation by gangs. "

The newspaper added that "Sadr has prepared a list containing a group of names for nomination to the presidency of the government, he wants this post not to be subject to him, but a stubborn Abadi, who did not ally with him in mysterious circumstances.

The stream of national wisdom headed by Mr. Ammar al-Hakim confirmed on Sunday that Prime Minister Haider Abadi became "very far" from the second mandate, pointing out that the results of the parliamentary elections will shock him.

The former deputy and leader of the coalition of state law, Sami al-Askari, that the chances of Prime Minister Haider Abadi second term has become "very weak," asserting that his popularity is not as his supporters wish him. Ending / 25

http://www.almaalomah.com/2018/04/23/303250/

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Maliki accuses parties of trying to rig elections after the failure to postpone

 

 Since 2018-04-23 at 11:39 (Baghdad time)

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The leader of the coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, on Monday, the parties to rig elections after failing to postpone.

"The current political system based on quotas should be changed as an umbrella for terrorism and corruption," al-Maliki told a tribal conference attended by Mawazin News. "We must work towards forming a political majority in which all components of the Iraqi people are involved."

He added that "the next phase needs a harmonious government does not hesitate to take decisions and this government is responsible for providing services to citizens."

Maliki pointed out that "some try to rig elections after they failed all their attempts to postpone," calling on the Electoral Commission to be "accurate and cautious." Ended 29 / a 43

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Deputy: The upcoming elections will result in the formation of majority coalitions

 

 Since 2018-04-23 at 12:50 (Baghdad time)

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Parliamentarian Kamel al-Ghurairi predicted on Monday that the upcoming elections would lead to the formation of majority coalitions.

"After the victory of political alliances in the upcoming elections, it is possible to form Sunni or Shi'ite Shiite coalitions, and there will be new faces and there will be a coalition for all," Al-Ghurairi told Mawazine News.

"It is expected that there will be coalitions by majority after the announcement of the results of the elections in 2018," he said.

The Council of Ministers set the date for the parliamentary elections on 15 May 2018. The end of 29 / p

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42 minutes ago, Butifldrm said:

Newspaper: Sadr is a list of candidates for the presidency of the next government

11:30 - 23/04/2018
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Information / Baghdad ..

The newspaper "the new Arab", on Monday, the preparation of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Mr. Moqtada al-Sadr list of candidates for the presidency of the next government, indicating the presence of anger from Sadr to Abadi.

"The failure of Abbadi in some files, including the accounting of corrupt people during the past years, angered Muqtada al-Sadr and even the wise, Abadi was preoccupied with statements and hints, and could not account for people involved in disasters, including what happened in the northern provinces The West and its occupation by gangs. "

The newspaper added that "Sadr has prepared a list containing a group of names for nomination to the presidency of the government, he wants this post not to be subject to him, but a stubborn Abadi, who did not ally with him in mysterious circumstances.

The stream of national wisdom headed by Mr. Ammar al-Hakim confirmed on Sunday that Prime Minister Haider Abadi became "very far" from the second mandate, pointing out that the results of the parliamentary elections will shock him.

The former deputy and leader of the coalition of state law, Sami al-Askari, that the chances of Prime Minister Haider Abadi second term has become "very weak," asserting that his popularity is not as his supporters wish him. Ending / 25

http://www.almaalomah.com/2018/04/23/303250/

It would be nice to see Some One follow through in the war on corruption. Abadi’s Only “fail”, but it was a doosey of a fail....

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State law reveals political parties behind the tearing pictures of candidates

15:56 - 23/04/2018
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Revealed a coalition of state law, Monday, the parking of political parties behind the tearing pictures of candidates, stressing that the drip continues despite the intervention of the Iraqi judiciary.

"There are regional armies working within political agendas aimed at squashing the candidates," said the MP of the coalition, high Nassif, told the news agency that "these parties worked to appoint the competent armies to tear down the images of their candidates."

"Nassif added that" the drip continues despite the interference of the Iraqi judiciary and his position Musharraf to oblige the candidates electoral campaign, "indicating that" the other concerned authorities did not move a finger towards political squabbling, which is exposed to candidates from all political blocs. "

The MP called for a coalition of state law, "the need to prosecute these networks and dispersed in order to ensure the political process and candidates." Ending / 25 h

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Unreal to think Maliki is responsible for the total destruction of the country during his rule, billions stolen in corruption, allowing ISIS to take over a third of the country and kill thousands, destroy Mosul and other cities...........yet here he is giving speeches about unity and hoping to take the Prime Minister position again. What a f'd up country.

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3 minutes ago, King Bean said:

Unreal to think Maliki is responsible for the total destruction of the country during his rule, billions stolen in corruption, allowing ISIS to take over a third of the country and kill thousands, destroy Mosul and other cities...........yet here he is giving speeches about unity and hoping to take the Prime Minister position again. What a f'd up country.

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Ya, kinda luke ours. Obama taught him well.

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3 hours ago, King Bean said:

Unreal to think Maliki is responsible for the total destruction of the country during his rule, billions stolen in corruption, allowing ISIS to take over a third of the country and kill thousands, destroy Mosul and other cities...........yet here he is giving speeches about unity and hoping to take the Prime Minister position again. What a f'd up country.

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 I know right, doesnt anyone keep records in Iraq :wacko: unless maliki's behavior is /was considered normal then i guess he's good to go and strike up the band ..........

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Iranian mullahs are currently seeking to coordinate with new political alliances inside Iraq to support them in the upcoming elections away from the victory alliance led by current Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, sources told The Baghdad Post on Monday.

The Iranian moves are carried out in complete independence of Abadi, whom Tehran sees as leaning toward the West and the Arab neighbors.

Analysts said that the political divisions inside the National Alliance in these elections are inevitable.

Last week,  Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, began a round of meetings with a number of leaders of political blocs which defected the National Alliance.

Masjedi first met with the head of state law coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, and held a meeting which lasted for several hours.

During which the two discussed the upcoming elections and the possibility of unifying some parties to form a new alliance to be an alternative to the National Alliance

However, Maliki, who is seeking the support of the Iranian side to reach power, has not received any promises from Masjedi so far, sources said.

Two sides (Maliki and Masjid) are seeking at the same time to withdraw Abadi and isolate him completely.

Masjid then held a meeting with Ammar al-Hakim, head of the National Wisdom Movement, and discussed with him also the formation anew coalition and the formation of the next government.

Sources also revealed that Masjid held recurrent meetings with leaders of al-Fatah alliance, especially Hadi al-Amiri and Faleh al-Fayyad.

Masjid also will hold several meetings with a number of coalitions that have defected National Alliance this week.

There is no meeting on the agenda of Abadi with Masjidi or any other Iranian official, sources said.

Observers confirm that Iranian support in this election cycle is less influential than previous ones, so Abadi is seeking the West and Arab support, became less dependant on Iran.

The campaign for the Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 12, was launched last Saturday.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/26451/Iran-seeks-new-surrogate-in-upcoming-elections-ignores-Abadi

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33 minutes ago, Floridian said:

Abadi better win this election or both we and the Iraqi people are “up the creek”.

 

Ive woken up in a cold sweat 😓 in the middle of the night with that scenario playing out in my head. Maliki in - Abadi out and, US up Shiite Creek with no paddles, running the rapids  and heading for the Great Waterfall —. Eeeesh :eek:

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