Shia Majority for Iraq Parliament

World | February 17, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

The Shia United Iraqi Alliance party has won a majority of seats in Iraq's new transitional parliament. The party, which won the 30 January election with 48% of the vote, was allocated 140 seats. The Kurdish parties, which came second in the poll, have 75 seats and interim PM Iyad Allawi's party gets 40 seats. The new 275-seat National Assembly will now have to choose a president and two vice-presidents, who will then decide on a prime minister and cabinet.

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