Iraqis vote for new parliament amid tight security
Al Jazeera
Voting is under way in Iraq general election that many said they will boycott.
Iraqis are voting in a general election that many said they would boycott, having lost faith in the democratic system brought in by the US-led invasion of 2003.
Sunday’s vote was originally scheduled for next year but was brought forward in response to a popular uprising in the capital Baghdad and southern provinces in late 2019.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest endemic corruption, poor services and rising unemployment. They were met with deadly force by security forces firing live ammunition and tear gas. More than 600 people were killed and thousands of others wounded within just a few months.
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