kirkuk governor: ‘life in the city may never be normal’

The governor of one of Iraq’s most troubled cities talks about why elections were not held there recently, how the city’s problems can be solved and whether all the Sunni Muslim protestors recently killed were innocent. by Shalaw Mohammed in Kirkuk more

ball in pm’s court: anbar’s protestors agree to negotiate

After five months of protest, demonstrators in Anbar were to form an “army”. But a potentially explosive situation seems to have been defused recently by the deputy PM and a ranking Sunni cleric – although not everyone wants to negotiate. by Daoud al-Ali in Baghdad more

after elections: what becomes of the lonely losers?

While would-be politicians who didn’t get enough votes, complain about ill health and debts, it turns out there’s one specific group of Iraqi business owners who may be the biggest losers of all, post-elections. by Mustafa Habib in Baghdad more

ninawa pre-election: fake parties, frauds, intimidation and other strong-arm tactics

Iraq’s provincial elections might be over. But Ninawa’s are coming up. Some say that pre-election politics there show the length to which the Iraqi Kurdish will go to secure their hold on the disputed territory. by Christine van den Toorn in Mosul more

after hawija: iraqi and kurdish forces face off again, increasing tensions

Recent clashes in Hawija have not only increased tensions between protestors and Baghdad, they’ve also reignited hostility between Iraqi Kurdistan’s military and the Iraqi army. Locals fear violence as the two groups take part in what appears to be a cat-and-mouse deployment in flashpoint areas. by Shalaw Mohammed in Kirkuk more

results are in: post -election battles will be fiercer than the campaigns

The results of Iraq’s provincial elections are in – and they are far from conclusive. While the ruling State of Law bloc still leads, it’s clearly not as popular as it was. And various alliances are being built to challenge it further. by Daoud al-Ali in Baghdad more

ninawa’s governor: ‘decision to postpone elections based on false info’

The controversial governor of Ninawa, Atheel al-Nujaifi, talks about why he thinks elections were postponed and how the current security crisis could be solved. by Abdullah Salem in Mosul more

iraqi kurdistan a dictatorship? current president will break law, run for election again

Elections will held in Iraqi Kurdistan in September. And despite the fact that local laws say he can’t, the current president may run for the job again. Local MPS are hatching several cunning plans to get around the law. by Hiwa Barznjy in Erbil more

‘i vote for barcelona’: iraqis deface ballots rather than vote

Voter turnout didn\'t seem so different from Iraq’s last elections. But now many Iraqis are boasting that they defaced their ballot papers instead of casting a real vote. Partly its political malaise, partly they did it to stop electoral fraud. by Mustafa Habib in Baghdad more

election results so far: low voter turnout, more compromises needed

Early results of provincial elections are in. Results so far indicate that civil society groups won more seats as did Islamists and that the PM is going to need to do a lot more negotiating. And that Iraqi voters hardly care. by Daoud al-Ali in Baghdad more

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