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Iraq’s al-Maliki facing discontent in election

By HAMZA HENDAWIQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Published April 29, 2014 6:52pm ET
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Iraq’s al-Maliki facing discontent in election
FILE - In this file photo taken on April 27, 2014 a man passes by a campaign poster of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. If Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wins a third four-year term in parliamentary elections Wednesday, he is likely to rely on a narrow sectarian Shiite base, only fueling divisions as Iraq slides deeper into bloody Shiite-Sunni hatreds. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File) | Karim Kadim

BAGHDAD (AP) — If Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wins a third four-year term in parliamentary elections Wednesday, he is likely to rely on a narrow sectarian Shiite base, only fueling divisions as Iraq slides deeper into bloody Shiite-Sunni hatreds.

After eight years in power, al-Maliki is facing sharper criticism from all sides.

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