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Now, it has 38 candidates running for the elections in nine provinces — six of them in Nasiriyah, including Mr Al Rikabi. Mr Al Rikabi has been spending most of his days preparing campaign posters with volunteers and attending meetings with Nasiriyah residents that continue past midnight.

His phone rings constantly with calls from people inviting him to political meetings or from campaign workers updating him on electoral preparations. But not all activists share Mr Al Rikabi's view.

Hussein Al Adhmawi, a member of the newly founded National House party, is boycotting the election. As Mr Al Rikabi was wrapping up one of his meetings, a member of the audience spoke up. We may win five or 10 or 15 seats — if we are supported in the street, we can get things done inside parliament. Iraq election: tensions run high in Nasiriyah Southern city has been a hotbed of anti-government protests that began in Sinan Mahmoud.

The men nodded in agreement. Read more. Iraqi Parliament dissolved ahead of elections. Experts say Iraq elections unlikely to change political system. Tuesday 16 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 24 degrees Celsius ; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Tue 16 Nov. Wednesday 17 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 26 degrees Celsius ; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Wed 17 Nov. Thursday 18 November.

Maximum daytime temperature: 25 degrees Celsius ; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Thu 18 Nov. Friday 19 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius ; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Fri 19 Nov. Sat 20 Nov. Eight day forecast for Nasiriya Sunny changing to cloudy by nighttime. Beginning clear. Today 13 November at. Visibility Choose visibility units description km. Sunday 14 November at. WNW 7. WNW 8. WNW 9.

By Tuesday, Nasiriya protesters were back at the site, albeit surrounded by federal police and at the mercy of a curfew. But in a nationwide uprising that has seen the killing of more than people at the hands of security forces, collective myths are key in fuelling morale.

Nasiriya is known across Iraq for its humble and battle-hardened people. But some hope a corner was turned this week, opening the way for the Haboubi Square movement to play a role in local decision-making. One of the demands, said al-Tamimi, was that the camp would only be removed if mutually agreed upon by both protesters and local authorities.

Another point, he added, was the overhaul of the local government. No hospital, no school … Everything has been destroyed.