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Al-Monitor Staff

Dec 27, 2021

Iraqi judges attend a court session at the Supreme Judicial Council in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Dec. 27, 2021. — Iraqi judges attend a court session at the Supreme Judicial Council in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Dec. 27, 2021, as the court is set to announce the verdict in the bid filed by the Hashid al-Shaabi ex-paramilitary alliance contesting its defeat in the October 10 parliamentary election. Iraq's highest court rejected a bid filed by the ex-paramilitary alliance contesting its defeat in the Oct. 10 parliamentary election. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

Iraq’s Supreme Court today certified the results of the October elections.

Judge Jasim Muhammad Abud announced the decision in a statement that was published by the official Iraq Media Network.

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