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BAGHDAD, March 27 (UPI) -- The slight win by the coalition of former prime minister Ayad Allawi means Iraq's political system could remain uncertain for months, officials said.
Friday it was announced that Allawi's Iraqiya coalition secured 91 seats and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition 89 seats, which means both sides need to negotiate with each other to build a governing coalition.
Each side fell far short of the 163 seats needed to secure a clear parliamentary majority. Maliki said he will challenge the results of the March 7 election in court.
It could be months before a governing coalition is seated and many Iraqis fear political battles will result in violence, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Bombings in Khalis, north of Baghdad, killed at least 32 people and injured 68 Friday.
Iraq has had five changes of government since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. The parliament chosen in the March 7 election constitutes the last transition of power before U.S. combat forces leave Iraq in 2011.
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