Pro-Iranian groups reject early Iraq election results as ‘scam’
Al Jazeera
Several pro-Iranian parties promise to launch an appeal after early results show losses for parties with PMF links.
Pro-Iranian parties and armed groups have denounced early results from Iraq’s elections as “manipulation” and a “scam”.
Sunday’s parliamentary election – the fifth in the war-scarred country since the US-led invasion and overthrow of ruler Saddam Hussein in 2003 – was marked by a record low turnout of 41 percent.
According to preliminary results from the electoral commission, the biggest winner appeared to be the movement of religious scholar and political maverick Muqtada al-Sadr, which increased its share to 73 of the assembly’s 329 seats.
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