An Iraqi police officer stands guard at the entrance of a polling station during early voting for the elections in Baghdad. Photo: EFE.The polls opened in Iraq on Tuesday at 7:00 a.m. local time (5:00 GMT), with roughly 20 million eligible voters casting ballots to elect members of the legislature, which is dominated by the country’s majority Shia community, the main branch of Islam in Iraq. Various political factions are currently competing for 329 seats. The election […]

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