Iraq’s ‘astonishing’ provincial elections mask fundamental tensions in politics and oil


Issue 847 - 13 Feb 2009 | 5 minute read

With the provincial elections successfully and peacefully out of the way, Nouri Al-Maliki’s Daawa Party appears stronger, and Iraq appears more stable than at any time since the invasion. But the advances are fragile, with fundamental tensions unresolved and the task of developing the country’s oil wealth facing mounting complications.

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