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Hezbollah’s statements that they plan to take over the Lebanese government in the upcoming election, includes talk about how they will govern the country under a national unity government and work closely with Sunni-led coalitions as well. They think they will be able to grab the majority in the Legislature in the 2009 elections and [...]
In a big announcement for Iraq today, election dates have been set in 14 of the 18 provinces. This is will seek to correct an inaccurate electoral circumstance from the first elections in 2005, where many Shia and Sunni groups boycotted the original elections. Four provinces were left out of this election as their specific [...]
Earlier this fall, minorities in Iraq spoke out against a revision to a provincial election law that struck a clause guaranteeing Christians and other minorities political representation. In response to their pleas, members of Iraqi parliament voted to allocate 6 seats to religious and ethnic minorities – 6 out of 400. This decision was met [...]
In Turkey, it’s almost as heated an argument on who will be the next US president as it is around the world. There is no consensus among the Turkish nation, and until later on today we will not know who the winners of this race are. As for the general public, Senator Obama has captured [...]
