Several observers say Nouri al-Maliki’s escalation in rhetoric is a reflection of the closeness of the race. Photograph: Mohammed Ameen/ReutersIraq Leaders' Call For Full Recount Of Votes Rejected By Electoral Body -- Irish Times
IRAQ’S ELECTORAL commission yesterday rejected a call by the country’s prime minister and president for a full manual recount of the 12 million votes cast in the March 7th general election.
Commission chief Faraj al-Haidari said such a recount would take “too long” and offered to hold “recounts at particular centres, but not across all of Iraq”. The demand, he said, had “cast doubt on the whole electoral process”.
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