An employee of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) aligns boxes containing the special parliamentary ballots, at a counting center in Baghdad, March 8, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Thaier Al-SudaniIraqi Election Panel Orders Baghdad Recount -- Voice of America
An Iraqi election panel has ordered a manual recount of votes cast in Baghdad during last month's parliamentary election, following an appeal from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The recount could change the outcome of the tightly contested March 7 election, since Baghdad accounts for nearly a fifth of Iraq's 325-seat parliament.
Mr. Maliki's coalition came in a close second, just behind the secular party of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
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Iraqi Court Sets Partial Recount in Tight Election -- New York Times
Iraq agrees to recount votes in Baghdad -- Washington Post
Iraq judicial panel orders recount -- L.A. Times
Vote recount double-bladed sword for Iraq to end political deadlock -- China View
Iraq faces manual vote recount -- UPI
Leading coalition in Iraq election backs recount -- Reuters
Allawi fears Baghdad vote recount irregularities -- Middle East Online
Iraq election: Can Maliki win with a Baghdad recount? -- Christian Science Monitor
Baghdad Recount Could Change Election Results, Raising Fears Of Violence -- Radio Free Europe
My Comment: If this is not done right, it has the potential to explode into another cycle of sectarian violence.
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