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Najaf, Basra / / UR News

Unofficial figures indicated that the list of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki apparently did a good job in southern Iraq dominated by Shiites, despite stiff competition from political opponents in parliamentary elections on Sunday.

It is expected the results of the preliminary official a day or more, and al-Maliki needs to perform very strong in the nine southern provinces of the Shi'ite majority to win a second term as prime minister.

In the view of analysts in a Reuters news that Maliki would win another mandate to infuse confidence among the investors who are looking to continue, especially international oil companies that signed contracts worth billions with his government to extract oil in the country's third-largest reserves in the world.

The census showed an initial informal votes in the city of Najaf, clerics have more influence over the Shia majority in Basra and Karbala, the rule of law that the coalition led by al-Maliki led a strong performance against the main Shi'ite rival Iraqi National Coalition against Iraq's secular bloc.

Reuters reporters did not see only a small percentage of the vote could not be screened to make sure any trends in an election. The independent election observer who asked not to be named, "It appears from preliminary results that Maliki comes in first place in Najaf." The observer in contact with others within the polling stations throughout the province.

In Basra, a preliminary count showed his votes, election officials told journalists that the coalition of the rule of law has done a good job. It is expected to be the center of Basra soon Operations unprecedented for the development of oil fields at a time when Iraq is seeking to claw his way into the world's largest producers of crude.

This is the second general elections in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 and is seen as crucial to install the fragile democracy and the integration of all the parties competing in the country in the political process.

Maliki, who was chosen was a relatively obscure political candidate represents a compromise candidate for prime minister in 2006, and gambled the United Iraqi Alliance has chosen instead of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, to appease the Kurds, despite its weaknesses, but since the mid-emerged in 2007 as leader of a firm.

Officials say the Americans who hope to end the hostilities in August and withdraw all troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 that they can work with Maliki. Many U.S. officials have criticized in the past, but said that their stance has changed and political skills have become fans as it has raised its status over the past two years.

Violence has fallen sharply under the leadership of the country, but bombings and shootings are still things familiar. And killed at least 38 people in a series of mortar attacks, rockets and bombs in and around Baghdad with the elections on Sunday. But the Shiite south was relatively quiet for the explosions was not little impact on voters there.

Still deteriorating basic services such as water and electricity supplies as well as corruption at the top of the concerns of citizens.

Have demonstrated the sort of early votes that were presented to journalists Karbala Governorate also perform well for the coalition of law. In the province of Basra, dominated by gangs and militias that al-Maliki launched a crackdown there in 2008, many voters said they consider him the leader efficient.

Said Nasser, a sincere worker with "al-Maliki deserves my vote to that delivered us from the militias in Basra, which had been killing people and traumatized." Some voters said that Maliki is the best option.

Abbas said Khalid, a voter from Najaf, said he would vote for a coalition of law, describing it as the best choice.

Initial indications show that the Iraqi National Coalition, led by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq is the strongest contenders for a coalition of law in the south. In what appears to be Iraqi-led bloc of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, which is ranked the following.

And urged the electoral authorities in Baghdad, the political parties to wait for official results before declaring victory.


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