Iraq PM Maliki calls for vote recount: statement
March 21, 2010
Latest figures show Maliki's State of Law Alliance trailing his main rival, Iyad Allawi, by 7,928 votes
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for a recount of votes cast in the country's March 7 general election, a statement Sunday from his office said.
"Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki calls for the high electoral commission to immediately answer the demands of political parties to proceed with a manual recount," the statement said.
Latest figures by Iraq's election commission and based on 92 percent of ballots counted show Maliki's State of Law Alliance trailing the bloc of his main rival, Iyad Allawi, by 7,928 votes.
AFP
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