Radical Iraqi Cleric al-Sadr Leads In Early Vote Results

Al Jazeera: Iraq vote: Initial results show PM Abadi, Muqtada al-Sadr leading

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi appears ahead in voting, followed by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

While final results for Iraq's parliamentary election expected on Monday, preliminary figures point towards the two main Shia lists as the leading contenders.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's list appears to be in the lead, followed by influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's alliance, an election commission source and a security official told Reuters news agency on Sunday.

Commenting on the preliminary results, Ibrahim Marashi, associate professor at the Department of History, California State University, San Marcos, told Al Jazeera: "If these two lists are in the lead, it would indicate that both leaders, who ran on a cross-sectarian platform, developed electoral strategies that resonated among voters."

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WNU Editor: The major wire services are saying that Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is ahead in the polls. The final results should be released tomorrow. The turnout for this election was incredibly small .... which means that those who can get their supporters to vote have a huge advantage. In this case .... this is a huge advantage for Muqtada al-Sadr.

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