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25 Feb 2010

As a rule, Iraq’s post-Saddam elections have tended to magnify pre-existing negative trends. The parliamentary polls to be held on 7 March are no exception. The focus on electoral politics is good, no doubt, but the run-up has highlighted deep-seated problems that threaten the fragile recovery: recurring election-related violence; ethnic tensions over Kirkuk; the re-emergence of sectarianism; and blatant political manipulation of state institutions.

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Author International Crisis Group
Series Crisis Group Middle East Reports
Issue 94
Publisher International Crisis Group (ICG)
Copyright © 2010 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group)
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