Candidates Speculate on Results of Iraq Vote, The New York Times (2010)
Iraq's Candidates and coalitions began positioning themselves in an evolving political landscape. The current prime minister Al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi emerged from the election as the front-runners to be a prime minister.
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