Manual Recount of Baghdad Votes Detects No Fraud in Iraq Election ; Overall Results Won't Be Altered
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In an embarrassing rejection of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to overturn his rival's lead in March's inconclusive parliamentary election, a manual recount of votes in Baghdad has turned up no evidence of electoral fraud and will not change the final outcome, officials said Friday.
The recount was ordered nearly a month ago after al-Maliki's Shiite-dominated electoral slate alleged that as many as 750,000 ballots had been manipulated, with the worst violations occurring in Baghdad.See the full content of this document
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Manual Recount of Baghdad Votes Detects No Fraud in Iraq Election ; Overall Results Won't Be Altered
Had the allegations been upheld, the recount could have eroded the two-seat lead of former Prime Minister Ayad Alla...
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