Is an era of nationalism beginning in Iraq?
On Saturday, Iraqis voted in their first national election since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the Islamic State last year. Despite low voter ...
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>> Sreenivasan: IRAQ HELD A NATIONAL ELECTION TODAY, THE FIRST SINCE PRIME MINISTER HAIDER AL-ABADI DECLARED VICTORY OVER THE ISLAMIC STATE IN DECEMBER. RESULTS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS, BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE MONTHS BEFORE A PRIME MINISTER IS CHOSEN AND A NEW GOVERNMENT IS FORMED. FOR SOME ANALYSIS OF WHAT'S AT STAKE, I'M JOINED VIA SKYPE FROM BAGHDAD BY "NEW YORK TIMES" BUREAU CHIEF MARGARET COKER. THANKS FOR JOINING US. SO, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE OR ATTACKS, SOMETHING THE COUNTRY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT FOR TODAY. >> RIGHT. IT'S REALLY AMAZING, ACTUALLY. IN 2014, A THIRD OF THE NATION HAD BEEN OVERRUN BY ISLAMIC STATE. PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE END OF IRAQ. AND NOW, WE'...
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>> Sreenivasan: IRAQ HELD A NATIONAL ELECTION TODAY, THE FIRST SINCE PRIME MINISTER HAIDER AL-ABADI DECLARED VICTORY OVER THE ISLAMIC STATE IN DECEMBER. RESULTS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS, BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE MONTHS BEFORE A PRIME MINISTER IS CHOSEN AND A NEW GOVERNMENT IS FORMED. FOR SOME ANALYSIS OF WHAT'S AT STAKE, I'M JOINED VIA SKYPE FROM BAGHDAD BY "NEW YORK TIMES" BUREAU CHIEF MARGARET COKER. THANKS FOR JOINING US. SO, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE OR ATTACKS, SOMETHING THE COUNTRY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT FOR TODAY. >> RIGHT. IT'S REALLY AMAZING, ACTUALLY. IN 2014, A THIRD OF THE NATION HAD BEEN OVERRUN BY ISLAMIC STATE. PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE END OF IRAQ. AND NOW, WE'...
