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BAGHDAD — Iraqi election results today will likely show a virtual tie between the two top vote-getting blocs led by the prime minister and his chief rival.
Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki, a Shiite who enjoys wide support with the Shiite majority, is neck and neck with former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, who’s popular with Iraq’s Sunni minority.
If neither camp emerges with a clear mandate to lead, many fear a drawn-out political debate to form a government could spill into violence.
