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Coverage dated December 15, 2023 to December 17, 2023

Iraqis Vote in First Provincial Elections in a Decade

Headline from Voice of America, on the newest of 2 developments

The vote comes at a time of widespread disillusionment among the country's 43 million inhabitants.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraq’s first provincial elections in a decade

    Headline from WOWK Charleston ·

  2. Newest

    Iraqis Vote in First Provincial Elections in a Decade

    Headline from Voice of America ·

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary election due to take place in 2025.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Voter apathy and concerns about violence mark Iraqi's first provincial elections in a decade (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Iraqis began voting for the first time in a decade Saturday to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary elections due to take place in 2025.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Iraq holds first provincial election in a decade – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The provincial council elections are expected to strengthen powerful pro-Iran Shiite Muslim groups in Iraq as their main political rival, populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, boycotts the vote.

  4. Voice of America

    Iraqis Vote in First Provincial Elections in a Decade (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The vote comes at a time of widespread disillusionment among the country's 43 million inhabitants.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Iraq holds first provincial elections in a decade – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The council elections are expected to strengthen pro-Iran Shiite Muslim groups as their main rival, populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, boycotts the vote.

  6. France 24

    Iraq holds first provincial council elections in a decade (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Voting began in Iraq on Monday in the first elections for provincial councils in a decade, with the ruling Shi'ite Muslim alliance likely to extend its grip on power amid a boycott by populist cleric…

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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