Iraqi Cleric Sadr Forms Political Alliance With PM Abadi | Having already aligned with Amiri, path to coalition seems clear

Judges Limit Iraq Vote Recount to ‘Suspect’ Ballots | Announcement will speed up manual recount

Iraq Supreme Court Orders Full Manual Recount of Votes | Rejects call to throw out overseas, and displaced ballots

Iraqi Cleric Sadr Struggles With Forming Coalition Government | Some factions balk at joining if Amiri’s faction is included

Iraq’s Sadr and Amiri Announce Surprise Political Alliance | Top two blocs’ leaders promise ‘nationalist’ alliance

Sadr Rejects Revote, Says Iraqis Must Unite to Avoid Civil War | Says some parties are trying to drag country into infighting

Iraq PM Spokesman: Only Supreme Court Can Order New Election | Parliament can’t force a re-vote after ballots destroyed

Iraq Parliament Speaker Calls for Revote as Ballot Warehouse Burns | PM claims fire at warehouse is a ‘plot’