Iraq Postpones Announcing Initial Election Results

Iraq's election commission has postponed announcing initial results from Sunday's parliamentary election Because it says it has not finished counting enough votes.

A spokesman for Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission said Monday they would make an announcement once they had tabulated 30 percent of the votes. Election officials say they should reach that threshold to Present the initial results on Wednesday or Thursday.

Iraqi officials planned Thurs publish preliminary results Tuesday for Baghdad and some provinces. The Iraqi capital is a key electoral prize for Iraq's Factions Competing as it commands about one-fifth of the 325 seats in parliament.Read More Story,http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Iraq-to-Announce-Initial-Results-for-Parliamentary-Election-87103897.html

Iraq Postpones Announcing Initial Election Results