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First Post-IS Iraq Elections: New Era or Same Old Scene?

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Iraq's voters will choose from thousands of candidates May 12, voting in the first new national parliament — and, ultimately, prime minister — since the government declared victory over Islamic State militants last year. And as alliances shift at home and around the world, analysts say this election could be the beginning of a new power structure in Iraq. Reporting from Baghdad, VOA's Heather Murdock is on the scene.

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