Iraq: the illusion of a democracy
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Election posters, Baghdad, September 17, 2021 (Illustrative image) © Sabah ARAR / AFP
By: Lucile Wassermann Follow
Two years after the start of a large movement of revolt, the Iraqis go to the polls, this October 10, 2021, for early elections but this poll is not really what they hoped for: the assassinations of activists have multiplied As for the traditional parties, they have grown stronger, and above all, militarized ... As for the new political movements resulting from the demonstrations, few seem to have the shoulders to compete in the political arena.
Is change at the ballot box possible in Iraq, when democracy seems to be trapped in a climate of terror?
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"Iraq: the illusion of a democracy", a Grand report by Lucile Wassermann.
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