Iraqis participated in the first provincial council elections in a decade, with the ruling Shi'ite Muslim alliance expected to maintain its power. The elections were marked by a boycott from populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the main political rival. Pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim groups were anticipated to strengthen their dominance as they secured at least 101 seats out of 285 available in the provincial council elections, as reported by Iraqi state media.
Parties that make up Iraq's Shi'ite ruling alliance together took at least 101 seats of the 285 available in provincial council elections held this week, Iraqi state media reported, giving them the single-biggest share of seats https://t.co/K4M9gPbVH9
Iraq’s governing Shia alliance has reportedly emerged as the biggest winner in the country’s provincial elections. https://t.co/2yjv6AR2dG
Iraqis have voted in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, which were expected to strengthen the dominance of pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim groups. https://t.co/bkevrJBGy3 https://t.co/JoPa6j3uMP
Iraq heads to provincial elections, first in ten years https://t.co/NLnutBbuWj
Iraqis were voting on Monday in the first provincial council elections in a decade, with the ruling Shi'ite Muslim alliance likely to extend its grip on power amid a boycott by populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, its main political rival https://t.co/0zsu2aLP5w