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Shi'ite Bloc Secures Majority in Iraq Assembly
By Alister Bull and Omar Anwar
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq (news - web sites)'s Shi'ite alliance won a slim majority of seats in the new National Assembly, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday, securing them power after decades of domination by minority Sunnis.
Based on final results from last month's historic election, the United Iraqi Alliance, a coalition of mainly Shi'ite Islamist religious parties, was allocated 140 seats in the 275-seat National Assembly, the Electoral Commission said.....
By Alister Bull and Omar Anwar
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq (news - web sites)'s Shi'ite alliance won a slim majority of seats in the new National Assembly, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday, securing them power after decades of domination by minority Sunnis.
Based on final results from last month's historic election, the United Iraqi Alliance, a coalition of mainly Shi'ite Islamist religious parties, was allocated 140 seats in the 275-seat National Assembly, the Electoral Commission said.....
