Thousands protest Iraq poll results
27 December, 2005
BAGHDAD: Thousands of demonstrators rallied on Tuesday morning in western Baghdad to protest alleged fraud in Iraq`s December 15 general elections and demand a re-run of the poll.The demonstration was called by the Maram alliance, an Arabic acronym for the Conference Rejecting Rigged Elections which includes both Sunni Arab and secular factions, dissatisfied with the preliminary election results suggesting that the Shiite-based religious parties will control the next parliament.
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