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Preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary polls announced
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IANS | 12 Oct, 2021
Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has announced the
preliminary results of the parliamentary elections, with the political
group led by prominent Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the lead in some
provinces.
Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, chairman of the Board of
Commissioners at IHEC, announced the results, without giving details on
their political entities or the number of seats won by major competing
political blocs, reports Xinhua news agency.
In general, the
Sadrist Movement appeared in the lead with more than 70 seats in Baghdad
and other central and southern provinces, while the State of Law
Coalition, headed by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, secured about
35 seats in Baghdad and other central and southern provinces, according
to local media counts.
The initial results also showed that the
al-Fateh Coalition (Conquest), which includes some Shia militias of
Hashd Shaabi, garnered about 14 seats.
However, the Imtidad
Movement, whose members were part of the 2019 massive protests against
corruption and mismanagement, won about nine seats, mainly in the
southern province of Dhi Qar.
Also, the political alliance known
as Taqaddum, or Progress, headed by outgoing parliament speaker Mohammed
al-Halbousi, won about 40 seats in Baghdad and other Sunni provinces.
The
Kurdistan Democratic Party, headed by the Kurdish leader Masoud
Barzani, won most seats of the Kurdish parties with about 32 seats,
mainly in Erbil and Duhok.
The Iraqi parliamentary elections,
originally scheduled for 2022, were advanced in response to months of
protests against corruption, poor governance, and a lack of public
services.
In Sunday's polls, 3,249 candidates competed
individually and within 167 parties and coalitions to win 329 seats in
the upcoming parliament.
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