An election worker arranges ballots at a polling station in Jordanian capital city of Amman, Jan. 31. (Xinhua photo)

The final results of Sunday's Iraqi parliamentary elections are estimated to come out within 10 days,the Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) said Monday.

A total of 200 employees were counting the ballots around the clock, an IECI official told a news briefing.

The polling started at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) and closed at 5 p.m.(1400 GMT) throughout Iraq on Sunday, and the counting process was underway.

A 275-seat national assembly will be formed by proportional representation of votes with a one-year mandate. It will choose a transitional government and draft a permanent constitution put for a national referendum by Oct. 15.

A new government and parliament will then be elected through another ballot by the end of this year under the guidance of the constitution.