Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's list appears to be leading in Iraq's parliamentary election, followed by influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's alliance, an election commission source and a security official told Reuters on Sunday. Iraqis voted on Saturday in the first election since the defeat of Islamic State militants inside the country. Turnout was 44.52 percent with 92 percent of votes counted, the Independent High Electoral Commission said -- significantly lower than in previous elections. He had no powerful political machine of his own when he took office.But the defeat of Islamic State and Abadi's campaign to eradicate Iraq's rampant corruption improved his standing. Amiri's Badr organisation played a key role in the battle against Islamic State.

Source: dna May 13, 2018 09:56 UTC