Baghdad May 14 (IANS) A coalition supporting radical Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who rose up in arms against the US invasion is leading in the initial vote count of the parliamentary elections said the poll panel on Monday.
Al Sadr s candidates were leading in several provinces including Baghdad where incumbent Prime Minister Haider al Abadi was in sixth place the Election Commission said. The polls were held on May 12.
These are the first official results from the Saturday s elections in which the turnout was as low as 44.52 per cent 15 points below what was recorded four years ago Efe news reported.
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