Iraq PM leads in early results from oil hub Basra

BAGHDAD, March 14 | Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:56am EDT

BAGHDAD, March 14 (Reuters) - A list led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a wide lead in early results from the southern oil hub of Basra a week after Iraq's parliamentary election, the country's electoral commission said on Sunday.

Basra will be at the heart of huge oilfield development projects by foreign firms. (Reporting by Rania El Gamal and Khalid al-Ansary; editing by Philippa Fletcher)

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