Iraq's Shiite alliance confirmed as election winners

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Iraq has confirmed the conservative Shiite United Iraqi Alliance as the winners of December elections, finally paving the way for the formation of a new government and opening of parliament. The confirmation came as four Iraqis were killed and 17 wounded in a car bomb attack in southern Baghdad, an interior ministry official said.

The chief election commissioner Adel al-Lami read the final certified results which were the same as the provisional ones announced on January 20. The final results for 275-member parliament gave 128 seats to the Shiite alliance, 53 for the Kurdish Alliance and 44 for the Sunni-led National Concord Front and 25 for former premier Iyad Allawi's Iraqi National List.

On January 20 the commission had declared the provisional results but all parties had lodged a number of appeals, claiming they deserved more seats. In the three weeks since the uncertified results were given, some 24 complaints by nearly every political party were examined by the Transitional Electoral Panel, led by the chief judge of Iraq's highest court.

"The judicial commission examined the 24 complaints and these did not change the results," said Lami.
According to the constitution, the new parliament should sit within the next 15 days.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200602/s1567511.htm

[Greeby]

1. Theocracy is on the march

:eyes: Is this what you wanted, Shrubolini?

Oh wait, don't answer that

[adriennui]

2. take cover!!!!!!

the rumble is a comin.

[leftchick]

3. Democracy = Theocracy!!

is bushworld!