Iraq election results ratified by Supreme Court

Election results in Iraq are official – the nation's Supreme Court ratified the outcome today, declaring Iraqiya the victor. The alliance – led by former Prime Minsiter Iyad Allawi keeps a two seat lead over Nouri al-Maliki's Shia bloc. But none of the four political groups that won the most seats took enough to form a government on their own. So coalition building remains to be done. Iraq's President now has fifteen days to call the first session of Parliament.