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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47797)	2/14/2005 7:49:52 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Iraq’s long-oppressed Shias were basking on Monday in their electoral triumph but pledged to reach out to rival Sunnis whose political isolation could further threaten the country’s stability. The Kurds were also celebrating their strong performance in the landmark January 30 election and pressed for one of the state’s top jobs and their claim to the disputed oil centre of Kirkuk. The clergy-backed Shia list won almost half the 8.5 million votes cast and is poised to take more than half the seats in the National Assembly, putting Shias in power. But there are fears the marginalisation of the former Sunni elite could further fuel an insurgency.There was no official announcement on the share-out of seats, but a complex elimination mechanism in the counting system means the Shia United Iraqi Alliance should obtain 140 seats. A two-thirds majority is needed in the National Assembly to agree on presidential posts and to pass some crucial laws, but if it holds together the Shia bloc could set the pace without having systematically to seek alliances.