Iraq Officials: 2 Winning Candidates Disqualified

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Source: AP

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi election official says a special court tasked with reviewing election-related complaints has disqualified two winning candidates from the March 7 parliamentary election.

At least one of the two belongs to a coalition led by a secular Shiite and which defeated Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's bloc, winning 91 seats, compared to 89 by the incumbent.

The official, Saad al-Rawi, told The Associated Press Monday it was still unclear whether the decision would affect the outcome of the vote.

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1. Iraq vote recount delayed by legal query

(Reuters) - A recount of votes cast in the Iraqi capital during a national election in March will likely begin next week after electoral authorities sought clearer instructions on the tally, an official said on Monday.


The recount has delayed certification of the results of the vote, which produced no outright winner but gave a two-seat lead to a cross-sectarian alliance backed by minority Sunnis, with Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc in second place.

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