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		<title>How ‘service-broker MPs’ undermine Iraq’s parliament and what needs to be done</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As each election season approaches, Iraq’s walls and billboards fill with candidates’ photos and slogans. Social media overflows with images of campaign gifts – a food basket bearing a candidate’s picture. Or during the winter months, a blanket branded with another’s name. Such posts often trigger frustration among voters, who perceive these gestures as attempts [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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