Iraqis elect a new parliament two years after a wave of protests against a political class widely blamed for graft, unemployment and crumbling public services 🇮🇶🗳️
An Iraqi federal policeman stands guard near campaign posters for parliamentary elections in Mosul, Iraq, October 3, 2021.
Security was tight, with all airports closed from Saturday evening to dawn on Monday across Iraq, where despite the government's declaration of victory over the Daesh terrorist group in late 2017, terrorist sleeper cells continue to mount attacks. The protests that swept through Baghdad and the south in October 2019 rocked the Shia factions that have dominated Iraq since the aftermath of the US-led invasion of 2003.
"Nothing will change. This election will be won by the same factions that people protested against," bemoaned Baghdad day labourer Mohammed Kassem, vowing not to vote. In a speech on Friday, Kadhimi sounded a reformist note, saying voters had a "historic opportunity" to elect "competent individuals... who are not tarnished by corruption" and are capable of launching "comprehensive reform at every level".A new single-member constituency system for electing Iraq's 329 lawmakers is supposed to weaken the power of the traditional blocs largely based on religious, ethnic and clan affiliations.
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