Elections are test for al-Maliki, Iraq
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer
Sat Jan 24, 2009
BAGHDAD – Iraqis vote Saturday in the first nationwide election in three years, choosing provincial leaders in what amounts to a test of Iraq's stability as the U.S. plans to remove its troops.
I'm betting on big wins for the Sadrists...
... and hoping for something approaching a peaceful day at the polls - "credible election without significant violence", in the words of the above-cited article.
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