Shafaq News – Baghdad

Several Iraqi political leaders cast their ballots on Tuesday in the country’s parliamentary elections, calling for strong voter turnout.

President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Al-Mashadani, PM Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani, State of Law Coalition leader Nouri al-Maliki, Asaib Ahl al-Haq Movement Secretary-General Qais al-Khazali, Al-Hikma Movement head Ammar Al-Hakim, former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, Supreme Judicial Council Chief Judge Faiq Zaidan, and Defense Minister Thabit al-Abbasi, who is also the leader of the National Resolve Alliance (Al-Hasm Al-Watani), were among those who voted at polling centers in Baghdad.

Ministers, lawmakers, and government officials also took part in the vote.

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