Photos show Iraqis voting in parliamentary election

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 casts his vote in the country's parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 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)
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)
A worker prepares election banners for the Iraqi parliament in Basra, Iraq, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jourani)
A worker prepares election banners for the Iraqi parliament in Basra, Iraq, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jourani)
Supporters of a political movement called "Harakat Huqooq, Arabic for Rights Movement, listen to Hussein Muanis speak during an election rally in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Supporters of a political movement called "Harakat Huqooq, Arabic for Rights Movement, listen to Hussein Muanis speak during an election rally in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 24, 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
A vendor walks past an Iraqi parliamentary elections banner in Baghdad, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)
A vendor walks past an Iraqi parliamentary elections banner in Baghdad, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)
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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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