Read more Iraqi Islamic Party stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/38119/iraqi-islamic-party.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 00:02:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62815/maliki-not-above-arresting-rivals-as-iraq-election-looms.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=221155&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331221932' border='0' />PM Nouri al-Maliki looks a lot like a strongman these days, using every lever at his disposal to influence Iraq’s January elections, the Washington Post reports. His men have arrested or threatened political rivals in Diyala province and Basra; last month they even arrested a councilman from the Iraqi Islamic...Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki looks on during an Iraq investment reception at 10 Downing Street, London, April 30, 2009.http://www.newser.com/story/62815/maliki-not-above-arresting-rivals-as-iraq-election-looms.htmlThu, 25 Jun 2009 10:55:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49635/iraqis-vote-for-secular-parties.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=177799&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331233136' border='0' />Iraq's Dawa Party and other secular political parties appear to have scored significant victories in Iraq's provincial elections, strengthening the hand of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Detailed election results are still several days off, but religious parties appear to have been defeated in the principal cities of Bahgdad and Basra,...Election officials check the seals on a ballot box after the polls closed in the country's provincial elections in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals.http://www.newser.com/story/49635/iraqis-vote-for-secular-parties.htmlMon, 02 Feb 2009 02:24:26 CST