An Iraqi man votes at a polling station in the
multiethnic northern city of Kirkuk during Iraq's parliamentary elections
[Shwan Nawzad/AFP]
Two electoral commission officials said the nationwide turnout of
eligible voters was 19 percent by midday. Turnout was 44.5 percent in the last
election in 2018. The established,
Shia-dominated ruling elite whose most powerful parties have armed wings is
expected to sweep the vote.
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