Will Iraq's elections bring stability to Iraq?

165 views · Published 18 May 2018 · 20:54 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: The Newsmakers · 2018 · People & Blogs

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Iraqi elections may result in a commanding victory for Moqtada al Sadr, but the turnout was the worst since the fall of Saddam - a sign maybe the Iraqi people were fed up with the incumbents. And Moqtada al Sadr certainly offers something different. So, could he and his coalition be the ones to finally bring stability to Iraq?

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Hisham al Alawi
Iraqi Ambassador to the Netherlands
 
Saad al Muttalibi
Member of Baghdad's local government with the ruling State of Law coalition

Douglas Ollivant
Managing partner of Mantid International

Anas Altikriti
Chief Executive of The Cordoba Foundation

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