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Top Iraq court rules in favour of manual election recount
BAGDAD, Irak, June 21, 2018 (BSSAFP) – Iraq’s supreme court on Thursday
ruled in favour of a manual recount of last month’s legislative elections
that resulted in a surprise victory for a populist Shiite cleric.
The court found that the decision by parliament to order a manual recount
in response to allegations of electoral fraud does not violate the
constitution, court president Medhat al-Mahmud told a news conference.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1420 hrs