Preliminary evaluation of the elections in Iraqnote

The List of the State of Law Coalition (SLC) of PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to be ahead of the other electoral lists that ran for the elections in Iraq on March 7, 2009. The following 401-word report sheds light on the subject and tells whether the SLC is really ahead of other lists or not. It also tells what about the List of Iraq National Coalition (INC) and that of Iraqi former PM Ayad Allawi.