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February 22, 2010

Sunni Party to Boycott Iraqi Election
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In news from Iraq, a prominent Sunni Arab Party has announced plans to
boycott Iraq’s March 7 parliamentary election. The Iraqi Front for
National Dialogue called for the boycott after two of its most prominent
leaders were disqualified from the election because of supposed ties to
Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party. Overall, more than 145 Sunni candidates
have been barred from running for office as part of what has been
described as an Iranian-instigated purge led by Ahmed Chalabi. Chalabi
now heads Iraq’s Accountability and Justice Commission.



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