Iraq voters put faith in radical Shia leader

Published: May 17, 2018, 4 a.m.

b'Iraq\\u2019s parliamentary election threw up a surprise result after Muqtada al-Sadr, a populist cleric once seen as the face of Shia resistance against the US occupation, looked like being the leader of the bloc with the most seats. Daniel Dombey discusses what this means for Iraq and the region with the FT\\u2019s Andrew England


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