Iraq elections: early voting for security personnel and displaced people began on Sunday

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Iraq elections: early voting for security personnel and displaced people began on Sunday  The election, with 7,744 candidates, will determine if PM al-Sudani secures a second term amid regional tensions.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/09/iraq-elections-early-voting-for-security-personnel-and-displaced-people-began-on-sunday  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Ahead of this week's parliamentary election in Iraq, members of the security forces and

00:04displaced people cast their ballots on Sunday in early voting.

00:08An estimated 1.3 million army and security personnel and around 26,000 displaced people

00:13are eligible to vote before election day on Tuesday.

00:17The election will help determine whether Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani gets a second

00:21term amid fears of a wider regional conflict.

00:25Displaced Yazidis, many of whom fled their homes over a decade ago after attacks by the

00:29Islamic State group, voted at a camp near Doha.

00:33Many have still not been able to return home because of political disputes and a lack of

00:37infrastructure.

00:38In Baghdad, Iraqi soldiers and police voted, as well as members of the Popular Mobilization

00:43Forces, a coalition of primarily Iran-backed militias.

00:47The fate of these militias will be a complicated issue for the next parliament amid tensions

00:51between Baghdad and Washington.

00:547,744 candidates are competing in the election, most from parties, largely

00:59line with sectarian interests.

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