Shiites sweep to victory in Iraq

A Shiite-dominated ticket has won the January 30 elections for the National Assembly, winning over four million votes – or about 48% – of the ballots cast, officials said today.

A Kurdish alliance finished second with 2.175 million votes or 26 %, with 1.168 million – or 13.8 % – for interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi’s list.