Iraqis across the country are voting in the country’s parliamentary election on Tuesday.
The election, which will help determine whether Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani gets a second term, comes against the backdrop of fears of another conflict between Israel and Iran, and Iraq’s balancing act with Tehran and Washington.
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Iraqi police officers stand guard at a polling center as voters arrive to cast their ballots parliamentary elections in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Election workers count ballots as they close a polling station, during the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi voters gather to cast their vote at a ballot station in the country's parliamentary election in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Iraqi army soldiers patrol Sadr City, Baghdad, during parliamentary elections, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi woman casts her vote in the country's parliamentary election at a polling center in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Voters search for their names before entering a polling station to vote during parliamentary elections in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Sirwan Tahir)
Election workers count ballots as they close a polling station, during the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani casts his vote in the country's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani his vote in the country's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi woman casts her vote during the parliamentary election at a polling center in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Workers from Iraq's electoral commission prepare voting materials, for the country's upcoming parliamentary elections on Nov. 11., at a polling station in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi security forces gather to vote during a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces gather to vote during a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Najaf, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Election workers count ballots at the end of a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Displaced Yazidi women have their fingerprints verified before voting ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, set for Nov. 11, at a polling station in the Sharia camp near Dohuk, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)
Election workers count ballots at the end of a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives to his political block campaign rally before the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Displaced Yazidis vote ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, set for Nov. 11, at a polling station in the Sharia camp near Dohuk, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)
A displaced Yazidi woman has her fingerprint verified before voting ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, set for Nov. 11, at a polling station in the Sharia camp near Dohuk, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)
Iraqi security forces gather to cast their ballot during a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Rahim)
A worker from Iraq's electoral commission prepares voting materials at a polling station in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi police officers stand guard at a polling center as voters arrive to cast their ballots parliamentary elections in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Election workers count ballots as they close a polling station, during the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi voters gather to cast their vote at a ballot station in the country's parliamentary election in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Iraqi army soldiers patrol Sadr City, Baghdad, during parliamentary elections, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi woman casts her vote in the country's parliamentary election at a polling center in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Voters search for their names before entering a polling station to vote during parliamentary elections in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Sirwan Tahir)
Election workers count ballots as they close a polling station, during the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani casts his vote in the country's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani his vote in the country's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi woman casts her vote during the parliamentary election at a polling center in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Workers from Iraq's electoral commission prepare voting materials, for the country's upcoming parliamentary elections on Nov. 11., at a polling station in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi security forces gather to vote during a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces gather to vote during a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Najaf, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Election workers count ballots at the end of a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Displaced Yazidi women have their fingerprints verified before voting ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, set for Nov. 11, at a polling station in the Sharia camp near Dohuk, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)
Election workers count ballots at the end of a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives to his political block campaign rally before the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Displaced Yazidis vote ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, set for Nov. 11, at a polling station in the Sharia camp near Dohuk, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)
A displaced Yazidi woman has her fingerprint verified before voting ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, set for Nov. 11, at a polling station in the Sharia camp near Dohuk, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)
Iraqi security forces gather to cast their ballot during a special voting session ahead of Tuesday's parliamentary election in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Rahim)
A worker from Iraq's electoral commission prepares voting materials at a polling station in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
