MNA � In a post published in his twitter page on Wednesday, Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian congratulated the successful parliamentary election to Iraqi people and emphasized the continuation of strategic ties between the two countries.


He hailed�the successful holding of Iraq�s parliamentary election which follows the victory against Takfiri terrorism and guards [Iraq�s] independence, territorial integrity and national sovereignty.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue its strategic ties with Iraq to further cement the relations,� Amir-Abdollahian wrote.

Iraqi people went to polls on Saturday to choose 329 parliamentarian in 18 provinces.�With over 91 percent of votes counted in 16 of�Iraq's 18 provinces, the Sairoon Alliance of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadris is set to win Iraq's parliamentary elections. The final results will be announced today on May 16.