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Video. Populist cleric set to be Iraq's new powerbroker

Updated: 15/05/2018 - 19:44 GMT+2

In a stunning turnaround, the alliance led by firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is almost certainly headed for first place in Iraq's parliamentary election.

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