al Maliki Loses Iraq Election

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A secular, anti-Iranian coalition has won the Iraqi election. The pro-Iranian Al Maliki does not accept the election results and he is raising holy hades.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100327/..._mi_ea/ml_iraq

BAGHDAD – Former U.S.-backed prime minister Ayad Allawi and his secular, anti-Iranian coalition narrowly won Iraq's parliamentary elections in final returns Friday, edging out the bloc of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who angrily vowed to challenge the results.

If Allawi's coalition remains on top, it will get the first opportunity to form a parliamentary majority and Iraq's next government, and complete his emergence from what once appeared to be the political graveyard. But they do not automatically mean that he will become prime minister, and the narrow margin sets the stage for months of political wrangling.