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Iraq holds its first parliamentary election since IS defeat

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Iraqis vote tomorrow in first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State extremist group.

The balloting is expected to be a referendum on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s tenure and his pledge to be more inclusive of Iraq’s Sunni minority.

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