Iraq's voter turnout in Sunday's election is the lowest recorded in the post-Saddam Hussein era, a sign of distrust in the vote for a new Parliament
Officials work at a polling station during the parliamentary election, in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, October 10, 2021.
The turnout in Sunday's election was 41 percent, the electoral commission said on Monday. The lowest turnout was in Baghdad, with between 31 percent and 34 percent.
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