al maliki's candidates are winnering in baghdad where the most parliamentary seats are up for grabs. it's closely watch by candidates, political parties an the u.n., but things are going slower than expected at the electoral commission's headquarters in baghdad. cnn arwa damon has more on the tallying process. >> reporter: we're here at med quarters of the independent high electoral commission inside baghdad's heavily fortified international zone. this is perhaps the most important building in all of iraq at this stage in this nation's history, because it is here where the votes are being tallied. we have political observers from the various parties keeping a close watch on screens, on the screen there is a running tally of the vote that is being kept up to date. behind the glass here is where the most important part of the process is taking place. it's the data entry center. 500 employees working in two shifts around the clock. the data is entered twice so should there be a discrepancy it