The Iraqi electoral commission announced Monday the final results of the Nov 11 parliamentary elections, confirming a strong performance by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani’s political coalition.

During a televised press conference, the Independent High Electoral Commission released the detailed results, revealing only minor adjustments from the preliminary count announced earlier.

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The final tally showed that al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition secured 46 seats in the 329-member Council of Representatives, Iraq’s parliament, followed by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s State of Law Coalition with 29 seats, and former Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s Taqaddum (Progress) Alliance with 27 seats.

The strong result for al-Sudani’s coaliti

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