After the war, the Turkish government promised to send troops to protect the Turkomen, and Turkomen parties have been announcing that the time for such intervention has come.

ECONOMIST: Ethnic rivalry in Iraq's relatively peaceful north

Even before announcing their union, the opposition parties had accused the government of playing dirty.

ECONOMIST: Challenging the Peronists

The election commissioner delayed announcing final results while he consulted the parties about the fraud allegations.

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