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Al-Maliki's Coalition of State and Law secured a sweeping win in Basra and other parts of the mainly Shiite south in last year's provincial elections, boosted by his crackdown on militants and  Pandora Bracelets image as the protector of Iraq's security.But his stature in Basra has been hurt by the continued lack of basic services and the faltering fight against corruption as well as continued militant attacks in Baghdad.

"During the last elections, they promised to change everything, but they didn't honor their word and instead they focused first on lining their pockets, then those of their aides," said Jassim Riadh Mohammed, a 43-year-old supermarket owner. Mohammed won't be voting for al-Maliki.Al-Maliki also faces sharp competition Buy Pandora  in the south from rival Shiite parties, some of which harshly criticized his oil deals. The Sadrist party, loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Fadhila Party and nationalist Iraqis, accused him of surrendering the nation's oil wealth to international companies.

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