Politics, Middle East
Security forces, internal migrants begin voting for Iraqi local elections
Other citizens will vote Dec. 18 in elections, in which provincial councils will be determined
Haydar Karaalp |
16.12.2023 - Update : 16.12.2023
Iraqi security forces and IDPs vote for local elections in Erbil ( Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed - Anadolu Agency )
BAGHDAD
Security forces and internal migrants in Iraq began to cast votes Saturday in local elections.
Residents, other than security forces and internal migrants, will vote Dec. 18 in the elections, in which provincial councils will be determined.
A total of 5,904 candidates from various parties and alliances are competing in the elections, in which approximately 16 million people have the right to vote.
In Iraq, where local elections were last held in 2013, security was put on "high alert" until the election ends.
The local elections do not include cities in the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG).
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