Parliamentary elections has 3,249 candidates representing 109 parties vying for seats in 329-member chamber
Ayman Yaqoob • 10 October 2021 • update: 10 October 2021
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Qais Khazali shows his finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )Ayman Yaqoob
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Qais Khazali speaks to the press after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )Ayman Yaqoob
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Qais Khazali shows his finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the early general elections in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )Ayman Yaqoob
Voting begins in early general elections in Iraq
ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) President Nechirvan Barzani casts his vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed - Anadolu Agency )Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed
Voting begins in early general elections in Iraq
ERBIL, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) President Nechirvan Barzani casts his vote at a polling station during the Iraqi early general elections in Erbil, Iraq on October 10, 2021. ( Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed - Anadolu Agency )Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed
Early general elections in Iraq
SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) Qubad Talabani arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in the country's early general election in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )Fariq Faraj Mahmood
Early general elections in Iraq
SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) Qubad Talabani shows his inked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station in the country's early general election in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )Fariq Faraj Mahmood
Early general elections in Iraq
SULEYMANIYAH, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) Qubad Talabani speaks to the press after casting his ballot at a polling station in the country's early general election in Suleymaniyah, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Fariq Faraj Mahmood - Anadolu Agency )Fariq Faraj Mahmood
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi President Barham Salih and his wife show their inked finger after casting their ballot at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Ayman Yaqoob - Anadolu Agency )Ayman Yaqoob
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi forces take security measurements as Iraqi voters arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi forces take security measurements as Iraqi voters arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi forces take security measurements as Iraqi voters arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqi voters show their inked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
Early general elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 10: Iraqis cast their ballots at a polling station in the country's early general election in Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021 ( Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency )Murtadha Al-Sudani
