Iraq’s Federal Court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit contesting the results of the country’s parliamentary elections.
The state news agency INA said the court had rejected the lawsuit filed by Shia groups, without giving any further details.
Iraq’s top court rejects an appeal filed by Iran-backed factions contesting the results of country's parliamentary elections held in October, AP reports https://t.co/fNrbPk7WgJ
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The Federal Court is Iraq’s highest judicial authority and its rulings are final and can’t be appealed.
A bloc led by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr won the Oct. 10 polls, snatching 73 seats in the 329-member parliament. Pro-Iranian factions, however, saw their seats decrease from 48 in the 2018 elections to only 17.
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court upheld the results of the country’s October parliamentary elections, certifying the victory of Muqtada al-Sadr, an Iraqi nationalist whose forces once battled the Americans but who is now viewed as more hostile to Iran. https://t.co/Oja3SDg7v3
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On Dec. 4, Hadi al-Ameri, the head of the Fatah coalition, filed a lawsuit with the Federal Court to contest the vote results, citing technical and legal violations.
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