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Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, presiding over the supreme federal court, reads a verdict on appeals concerning amendment of an election law in Baghdad, Iraq June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa al-Deen - RC134238AFB0 — Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, presiding over the Supreme Federal Court, reads a verdict on appeals concerning the amendment of an election law, Baghdad, Iraq, June 21, 2018. — REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa al-Deen

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