McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Partial election results released Sunday for all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's coalition ahead of formidable rivals, both secular and religious, in a tight race that's complicated by a glacial vote-counting process and allegations of fraud.
2010-03-15 06:44
2010-03-15 06:44
Iraq PM bolsters chances of retaining post (AFP)
AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's chances of retaining his post appeared strong on Monday, more than a week after a general election that has seen his bloc claim leads in several key Iraqi provinces.
2010-03-15 00:37
A week on, Maliki pulls ahead in Iraq race (Reuters)
Reuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a divided vote suggested long and fraught talks to form a government are ahead.
2010-03-15 00:37
Iraq PM extends lead in vote count (AFP)
AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was on track to claim several key Iraqi provinces on Sunday, bolstering his chances of keeping his job after an election crucial to ending years of bloody unrest.
2010-03-15 00:37
Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally (AP)
AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven — two more than his chief rival.
2010-03-14 18:33
US soldier killed in attack on Iraq base: military (AFP)
AFP - An American soldier was killed and two wounded in a rocket or mortar attack on a US military base in central Iraq, a statement said on Sunday.
2010-03-14 18:33
Iraq PM leads in early results from oil hub Basra (Reuters)
Reuters - A list led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a wide lead in early results from the southern oil hub of Basra a week after Iraq's parliamentary election, the country's electoral commission said on Sunday.
2010-03-14 18:33
'Iraq PM leads poll count' in province of Basra (AFP)
AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc has a comfortable lead in the predominantly Shiite southern province of Basra, Iraq's third-biggest constituency, early results showed on Sunday.
2010-03-14 00:11
Iraq PM picks up steam in bid to retain post (AFP)
AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bid to retain his job gained steam on Saturday as early results put him ahead in the capital, while rival blocs began jostling over the formation of a government.
2010-03-14 00:11
Iraqi vote signals shift from religious leaders (AP)
AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqis want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation.
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- A week after Iraqi elections, vote count far from complete (McClatchy Newspapers)
- Iraq PM bolsters chances of retaining post (AFP)
- A week on, Maliki pulls ahead in Iraq race (Reuters)
- Iraq PM extends lead in vote count (AFP)
- Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally (AP)
- US soldier killed in attack on Iraq base: military (AFP)
- Iraq PM leads in early results from oil hub Basra (Reuters)
- 'Iraq PM leads poll count' in province of Basra (AFP)
- Iraq PM picks up steam in bid to retain post (AFP)
- Iraqi vote signals shift from religious leaders (AP)
- Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize (Reuters)
- Shiite, secular blocs pick up provinces in Iraq (AP)
- Maliki leads key Baghdad vote count (AFP)
- Iraq PM leads in Baghdad in key election result (Reuters)
- Iraq PM takes slender lead over rivals, early results show (AFP)
- Iraq PM uses early lead to pursue new govt allies (AP)
- UN sees no indication of widespread fraud in Iraq election (The Christian Science Monitor)
- UN envoy: No indication of widespread fraud in Iraq election (The Christian Science Monitor)
- EU's Ashton to be urged to lodge formal Iraq vote protest (AFP)
- Iraq's election race tight, results slow to come (Reuters)