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| Ruling bloc wins Iraqi Kurd poll | Ruling bloc wins Iraqi Kurd poll |
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| Iraqi Kurdistan's two-party ruling alliance has won 57% of the vote in parliamentary elections, preliminary results show. | Iraqi Kurdistan's two-party ruling alliance has won 57% of the vote in parliamentary elections, preliminary results show. |
| Masood Barzani was re-elected president of the autonomous region with 69.6% of the presidential vote. | Masood Barzani was re-elected president of the autonomous region with 69.6% of the presidential vote. |
| The reformist Change movement won 23% in Saturday's elections, the official results show. | The reformist Change movement won 23% in Saturday's elections, the official results show. |
| Analysts say the Change coalition, led by Noshirwan Mustafa, put up stronger opposition than had been expected. | |
| High tension | |
| The election came at a time of high tension between regional groups in the Iraqi parliament over control of oil and land. | The election came at a time of high tension between regional groups in the Iraqi parliament over control of oil and land. |
| The winning coalition partners are the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). | The winning coalition partners are the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). |
| President Barzani, who heads the KDP, said he hoped the elections would be a "first step to solving issues with Baghdad". | President Barzani, who heads the KDP, said he hoped the elections would be a "first step to solving issues with Baghdad". |
| The PUK is led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. | The PUK is led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. |
| Elitism | |
| Analysts say that people were keen to see how many seats the reformists of the Change movement could take away from the KDP and the PUK. | |
| The movement has shaken the establishment with its demand for an end to corruption and elitism. | |
| It was the first time the president of Kurdistan was being elected directly by popular vote. |