A boycott call and security concerns mar Iraq's first provincial elections in a decade

18-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 24

Baghdad's streets were nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country's first provincial elections in a decade, which are boycotted by an influential political bloc and marred by scattered violence and allegations of irregularities.

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