Final results in Iraqi election delayed; officials probe widespread complaints
07:58:59 EST Dec 20, 2005

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's election commission said Tuesday that final results from last week's parliamentary elections would not be ready before early January.

Earlier the results had been expected within two weeks of the Dec. 15 vote.

Commission official Farid Ayar told a news conference that "the final results will not be ready and certified until a few days into next January after completing the investigation into all complaints."

He said there had so far been more than 1,000 complaints about violations.

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