Iraq PM leads in Baghdad in key election result

BAGHDAD, March 13 | Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:33am EST

BAGHDAD, March 13 (Reuters) - A list led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was leading the vote in Baghdad, a key prize in Iraq's parliamentary election, preliminary results posted by Iraq's electoral commission showed on Saturday.

Baghdad has 68 seats in the 325-seat Iraqi parliament. (Reporting by Khalid al-Ansary and Rania El Gamal)

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