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Archive Home > 2010 > April > 01 > Rebel cleric’s followers plan vote for Iraq prime minister

Rebel cleric’s followers plan vote for Iraq prime minister

Referendum by al-Sadr’s followers carries no official weight but is seen as good PR

By Tim Arango / The Bulletin
April 1, 2010

BAGHDAD — Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr, the militant cleric whose militia was a major force in the Shiite insurgency against American forces, announced Wednesday that they were arranging a special vote to pick Iraq’s next prime minister.

Al-Sadr, who has been living in Iran, released a statement....

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