The streets of Qaraqosh — also known as Baghdeda — in Iraq are filled with joy as residents celebrating Palm Sunday carry olive branches and palm fronds in a grand procession of nearly 20,000 Christians on April 13, 2025. / Credit: Ismael Adnan/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Aug 23, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). As Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission announces the final lists of political coalitions, parties, and individual candidates ahead of November’s parliamentary elections, a critical question hangs over…

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