May 15, 2010 11:09 AM

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Iraq polls: No evidence of foul play, says EC

Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission has said that it has found no evidence of fraud after manually recounting the votes cast at Baghdad's polling stations.<br/><br/>According to media reports, commission's spokesman Qassim al-Abboudi told that commission finished the recount of 11 thousand 298 ballot boxes and the results would be released on Monday.<br/><br/>The recount in Baghdad was ordered following Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s demand for a vote recount of 7th March parliamentary elections. Al-Iraqiya Alliance, headed by Iyad Allawi, won 91 seats while Prime Minister Maliki’s alliance bagged 89 seats in the poll results.

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