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Iraq votes in first elections since ISIL defeat 0

Iraq votes in first elections since ISIL defeat

Iraqis head to the polls on Saturday in the first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. Few foresee a dramatic government shake-up in the country’s sectarian divides but the balloting is expected to be a referendum on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s tenure and…

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India: Can Congress party under Rahul Gandhi defeat Modi?

India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, has stepped up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of general elections next year, alleging the government has failed to deliver on its promise of checking corruption and creating jobs. At the party’s 84th plenary session that ended on Sunday, the Congress party leader Palaniappan…