Millions of Iraqis turned out to cast their ballots in the second full parliamentary poll since the US invasion.That is, despite the violence in the capital Baghdad, which left at least 38 people dead and 89 others wounded.
Farag al-Haidary, the chairman of the Iraq’s electoral commission, has urged Iraqi political parties to wait for the announcement of official results before declaring victory in the country’s parliamentary poll. “The commission calls on all political parties leaders and the Iraqi people to wait until the election outcomes are formally and officially released, as the commission needs a great amount of time in order to reach the rightful conclusion,” he said.
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