Shi'ite cleric Sadr comes first in Iraq election - officials, sources
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- Published Date: 08:41 | 11 October 2021
- Modified Date: 08:41 | 11 October 2021
Shi'ite populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party came first in an Iraqi parliamentary election, according to initial results, local election and government officials and a spokesman for the Sadrist Movement.
The sources could not confirm the exact number of seats Sadr had won based on initial results, but he appeared to have increased his strength in parliament, they said.
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