Iraq’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected a motion filed by the Hashed al-Shaabi ex-paramilitary alliance contesting its defeat in the October 10 parliamentary election.
Justice Jassem Mohamed Aboud said, the Federal Court has decided to reject the complaint and to make the plaintiffs bear the costs.
He added that the verdict is binding on all authorities.
An electoral commission lawyer who attended the court hearing said while the ruling is a key step forward, it does not mean that the final results have been ratified.
That requires an official announcement to endorse the results, only after which can the new parliament be inaugurated and a new government formed.
In multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Iraq, the formation of governments has involved complex negotiations ever since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled Dictator Saddam Hussein.
Once parliament holds its inaugural session, lawmakers will elect a president, who will in turn appoint a prime minister to be approved by the legislature.
