"I would like to congratulate the Iraqi people for this historical victory," Mr Hashimi said.

The compromises reached by politicians had "got Iraq out from the bottleneck瓶颈 and out of a problem", he said.

Debate over the electoral law had also centred around the northern, oil-rich city of Kirkuk, which is disputed between Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen.

The new parliament will be expanded from the current 275 seats to 325, said Mr Attiya.

The election is seen as a prerequisite先决条件 to the US meeting its goal of pulling out combat troops by August next year, and withdrawing fully by 2012.

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