Iraqi president's son wins parliamentary elections

The Iraqi weekly al-Itihad said that Odai Saddam Hussein, the eldest son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, has won the elections in his fifth electoral district in Baghdad with 99.99% of the votes at 44 ballot centers.

The paper added that Odai received 100% of the votes in most of the ballot centers.

The announcement made by this weekly was made before the release of the final results of the legislative elections which took place on Monday.

During this election some 512 candidates were competing for 220 out of the 250 parliamentary seats. The other 30 seats are dedicated to the Kurdish area which has been outside Baghdad's control since 1991. The Iraqi president will appoint the other 30 Kurdish parliament members.