Part of a democracy is to prevent election of the undemocratic which happened disastrously in Algeria.

In December the Associated Press ran this:

Key among its [Iraq's] parties is the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution, a group closely allied to Iran and led by Abdel Aziz al-Hakim...

Al-Hakim's prominence on the list and his close relations with Iran give ammunition to many secular and non-Shiites to attack his coalition, saying Iraq's political future will mirror Iran's Shiite-run establishment if he and his supporters gain power.

Mustafa Alani:

"The nightmare scenario in the region is the election of an Iranian-influenced Shiite government in Iraq will lead to the creation of a 'Super Iran'"

The UIA have two thirds of the votes counted so far.

CTV.ca | Iraq Shiite win may bring 'Super Iran': critics