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Sunday, 28 March 2010 00:05

d68494e500adddf144425d785c18.jpgThe election winner Iyad Allawi has already presented his coalition plans. His opponent, the current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, however, will do anything to remain in power. His government spokesman wants to appeal against their choice.

After the announcement of the provisional final results of parliamentary elections in Iraq, the trouble really begins in Baghdad. The election winner Iyad Allawi accepted congratulations and explained his plans for the coalition negotiations. But the incumbent prime minister hinted Nuri al-Maliki ordered that he wants to form his own government, even though his law-coalition after the counting of votes has two seats less than Al Irakija list of Iyad Allawi. Al-Maliki apparently wants to pull all the stops - both politically and legally hold - in order to power.

Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, the candidate list on Al-Maliki had said before the press in Baghdad: "We will appeal to the Constitutional Court appeal against the election results and insist that the ballot papers from the cities of Baghdad and Mosul will be re-counted by hand . Al-Maliki had earlier declared already, some candidates who had triumphed in the election are expected, may not even be members because they had formerly belonged to the Baath Party of Saddam Hussein, or were involved in "terrorist activities".

The Election Commission had published on Friday evening the election results. After Allawi's coalition won 91 seats, the Justice Coalition won 89 seats in parliament, the religious Shiite alliance 70 and the Kurdish alliance 43 seats. A spokesman for the U.S. State Department said: "We call on all candidates and parties to accept the results and the will of the Iraqi people." Who wants to appeal against certain findings must do so through legal channels.

Allawi invited the coalition of law of Al-Maliki, meanwhile, one to negotiate with him about forming a joint government. He said: "Iraq is not the possession of individuals, but it belongs to all communities and all Iraqis." The Al-Irakija list was open to talks with all parties, "and also the Coalition for the rule of law is one under the leadership Prime
 

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