.New Era
"The provincial election results seem for the most part to be a vote of confidence for Maliki who managed to defeat Hakim in all the provinces previously controlled by SIIC. Maliki managed to gain Basra from the Fadheela party and also Maysan from the Sadrists.
Strangely though Kerbala, the only province Maliki's party had previously controlled was lost to Yusif Haboobi, an independent candidate, but Maliki is not going to worry too much about losing a province when he just gained 9 others.
Throughout 2008 I heard from many people who had simply had enough of SIIC and their direction, policy and attitude. Many of those I spoke to predicted that Hakim would lose a few provinces but no one predicted that this would happen. The results came as a complete shock to everyone in Iraq, not least to members of SIIC and the Hakim family."
Eye Raki
Strangely though Kerbala, the only province Maliki's party had previously controlled was lost to Yusif Haboobi, an independent candidate, but Maliki is not going to worry too much about losing a province when he just gained 9 others.
Throughout 2008 I heard from many people who had simply had enough of SIIC and their direction, policy and attitude. Many of those I spoke to predicted that Hakim would lose a few provinces but no one predicted that this would happen. The results came as a complete shock to everyone in Iraq, not least to members of SIIC and the Hakim family."
Eye Raki
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