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Around 7,000 candidates have registered to stand in the May 12 poll

Iraqi parliamentary elections

Campaigning began yesterday for Iraqi parliamentary elections with some candidates embroiled in controversy after aides pulled down pictures of fighters killed in combat with jihadists and replaced them with their own posters.

Around 7,000 candidates have registered to stand in the May 12 poll, with 329 parliamentary seats up for grabs.

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