After all this time, there is no obvious end in sight for Iraq’s post-election wrangling. Faction representatives have sojourned off to Riyadh and Tehran (word is the next trip will be to Ankara), and it seems like everyone is trying to gather support from the neighbors rather than negotiate for Iraq among themselves. With the exception perhaps of Turkey (which [...]
The political waters remain murky in Iraq. Everybody seems to be latching onto every conspiracy theory, ever rumor, and inventing them where they dont yet exist. The facts are that there are no facts. Some of the parties went to Tehran for talks following the election. Allawi was not invited. But despite early momentum they seem not have gone anywhere. [...]
The results have finally been released on Iraq’s election. The main takeaways are as follows: with a total of 325 seats in parliament, 8 of which are reserved for minority religious faiths (5 seats for Christians, and one each for Yazidis, Shabaks and Mandaeans). Allawi’s Iraqqiya has won 91 seats, putting him ahead of Maliki at 89. The INA trails [...]
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