Mullahs Cast Their Shadow Over Iraq ; Poll Triumph for Shias Raises Fear of Fundamentalist Drift

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SHIA Muslim parties were officially declared the runaway winners of Iraq's election yesterday, raising fears that the country could be heading for an Iranianstyle government of mullahs.

Shia-dominated parties won nearly 48 per cent of 8.5million ballots cast, way ahead of parties representing secular Iraqis and the Sunni Muslim minority.

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Mullahs Cast Their Shadow Over Iraq ; Poll Triumph for Shias Raises Fear of Fundamentalist Drift

The success of the Shia parties, which include hard-line Islamists as well as more moderate figures, follows three ...

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