Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law Coalition has called for a recount of votes in five Iraqi provinces, citing an alleged ‘manipulation’ in the results of the election.<br/><br/>According to Voice of Iraq news agency, a spokesperson for the coalition, Hajem al-Hosni, made this demand in a press conference held in Baghdad today. He alleged that his coalition believes that the manipulation in the results in those five provinces has reached 7 lakh 50,000 votes, which could significantly change the outcome of the elections.<br/><br/>On March 26, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced the results of the Iraqi parliamentary election with former prime minister Iyad Allawi’s al-Iraqiya bloc obtaining 91 out of the parliament’s 325 seats, followed by incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Lawwith 89 seats, the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) with 70 seats and the Kurdistan Alliance with 43 seats.<br/><br/>AIR Correspondent reports that the demand of the State of Law Coalition is not new, which has already been rejected by Iraq’s election commission. <br/><br/>On 26th March, the Iraqi High Electoral Commission announced the results of parliamentary election with former prime minister Iyad Allawi’s al-Iraqiya bloc obtaining 91 out of the total 325 seats, followed by incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law with 89 seats. <br/><br/>The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) won 70 seats and the Kurdistan Alliance 43 seats. The Sadrist party, which is part of Iraqi National Alliance, is being seen as kingmaker but It has denied supporting Maliki or Allawi who are battling to build a parliamentary majority and form a government.<br/>