Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq’s Elections

October 05, 2021 00:08:58
Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq’s Elections
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Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq’s Elections

Oct 05 2021 | 00:08:58

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Show Notes

“All the energy of the country is focused on October 10” as Iraq prepares for crucial parliamentary elections, says USIP’s Sarhang Hamasaeed. “We’ll see if it will produce a government and a parliament that [is] closer to what the people expect … and restore some of the faith of the voters in the process.”

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