14 May 2018•Update: 15 May 2018
By Haydar Hadi
BAGHDAD
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered on Monday a recount of votes in Kirkuk, amid alleged fraud in parliamentary election, Turkmen politician says.
Arshad al-Salihi, the president of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF), told Anadolu Agency that Abadi had ordered a recount over potential irregularities.
On Saturday, Iraqis voted in the country's first parliamentary elections since 2014.
According to Iraq’s official election commission, some 10.8 million Iraqis -- out of 24 million eligible voters -- took part in the vote, representing a turnout of 44.5 percent.
Final poll results are expected to be announced this week.
