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Policy researcher working on #Iraq @Clingendaelorg previously @LCPSLebanon @UNESCWA @SOASEconomics
Oct 12, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
#Iraq election results are yet to be confirmed by @IHECOfficial but a few immediate takeaways in🧵 (1) @Mu_AlSadr w/ more seats than all other Shia blocs combined; (2) @AlHaLboosii 's Takadum registers the largest increase from 2018 with 38 new seats; (3) Fateh loses 28 seats and wins 4 Christian seats; (4) KDP almost double PUK seats; (5) 20 independents and 10 Imtidad
Oct 11, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
This far, #Sadr wins the largest parliamentary bloc with a total of 73 seats:

Baghdad (28)
Basra (9)
Dhi Qar (8)
Babel (2)
Amarah (7)
Wasit (5)
Najaf (5)
Karbala (4)
Diwaniyah (3)
Samawah (2) State of law follows with 36:

Baghdad (14)
Basra (2)
Dhi Qar (4)
Babel (3)
Wasit (2)
Najaf (2)
Karbala (2)
Diwaniyah (2)
Muthana (3)
Maysan (2)
Jun 17, 2020 6 tweets 4 min read
#Nasrallah believes the US is forcing two options on #Lebanon: Starvation or disarmament of #Hezbollah. #Nasrallah assertively chooses war rather than succumbing to pressure - a unilateral choice in a divided society. Implications:

(1/6) Social fragmentation and deeper divides will weaken the state and allow militia/party groups to thrive. Anti-#Hezbollah sentiment will be massaged by political opponents and the international community.

(2/6)