Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 5

30-January-2006

Political Comment (30 January 2006)

Hamas outright victory in the Palestinian parliamentary elections has upset the regional political apple cart and presented Arab governments with an uncomfortable dilemma. In Iraq, final election results have cleared the way for bargaining to begin on forming a government. The US is continuing its campaign to have Iran referred to the Security Council for its nuclear activities.

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