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Post by bot on Oct 1, 2010 19:04:42 GMT -5
Iraq Breaks Record for Having No Government Iraq will today "surpass the previous record for the country that has gone the longest between holding a parliamentary election and forming a government," the Washington Post reports. "The Netherlands had held that unfortunate honor after a series of failed attempts left the country without an elected government for 207 days in 1977... Iraqis have now spent 208 days with no new government." "As politicians jockey for positions and broker deals in backroom meetings, many Iraqis now say they wonder why they risked their lives to vote on March 7. U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that the lack of an elected government has limited Iraq's ability to make national decisions and could eventually eat away at hard-earned security gains. The most optimistic of Iraqi politicians expect the process to take at least another month, if not much longer." politicalwire.com/archives/2010/10/01/iraq_breaks_record_for_having_no_government.html
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