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References
- ↑ Basra minorities to change the election equation Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine , al-Qabas (translated by RoadsToIraq), 25 December 2008
- ↑ The Candidate Lists Are Out: Basra More Fragmented, Sadrists Pursuing Several Strategies?, Historiae, 12 December 2008
- ↑ final election results Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine , Niqash , 25 February 2009
- ↑ The Iraqi Elections Commission Publishes the List of Political Entities for the 2014 Parliamentary Elections, Historiae, 20 November 2013
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