Baghdad, May 19 (IANS) Tallies released Monday for Iraq's April 30 nationwide parliamentary elections show a strong lead by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc, raising his chances to remain in the post for the third term despite fierce opposition and worsening security, according to election panel. The country's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) an**unced the final results of April 30 general elections Monday, which showed that Maliki's State of Law Coalition won 92 seats out of 328 seats in parliament, but fell short of a majority needed to form the next government, Xinhua reported. Maliki's State of Law Coalition has been campaigning under the goal of forming a governing majority, saying internal conflicts in the current power-sharing "partnership" government are the cause of Iraq's political, eco**mic and security crises.
05-27-2014, 12:38 PM
Iraq's Maliki group leads in parliamentary elections
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