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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Rival Iraqi Camps Vie for Independent MPs to Secure Quorum for Presidential Election

A general view of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, January 9, 2022. (Reuters)

Sharp divisions are persisting in Iraq between the rival Shiite camp of the Sadrist movement, of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and the pro-Iran Coordination Framework, ahead of Saturday's presidential elections.

The two camps have been appealing to independent and opposition MPs to join their side to secure the needed quorum at parliament to hold the vote.

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