Overview
- Parliamentary polls were held nationwide on Tuesday after early voting for security personnel and displaced people, with 8,703 polling stations open.
- Only about 21.4 million of an estimated 32 million eligible voters had updated cards, indicating participation below 2021 levels.
- Sadr City polling sites were largely empty as special forces and federal police enforced tight security in Sadrist strongholds.
- The Supreme Judicial Council declared the Nov. 11 timing unconstitutional and said the vote had originally been set for Nov. 24.
- Preliminary results are expected within days, and analysts project Mohammed Shia al Sudani as the frontrunner without a clear majority, as U.S. officials continue pressing Baghdad to curb Iran‑aligned militias.