![Widespread Kurdish participation in provincial elections across three provinces](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702989559724.jpg)
![Widespread Kurdish participation in provincial elections across three provinces](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702989559724.jpg)
![Iraq: voter turnout at 17% in local elections by midday](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702903875111.jpg)
Iraq: voter turnout at 17% in local elections by midday
2023-12-18T12:51:20.000000Z![Military musical band joins polling station openings in Iraq's Provincial Elections](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702891013207.jpg)
Military musical band joins polling station openings in Iraq's Provincial Elections
2023-12-18T09:26:29.000000Z![Shafaq News's lens accompanies voters during Provincial Council elections](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702889344515.jpg)
Shafaq News's lens accompanies voters during Provincial Council elections
2023-12-18T08:53:07.000000Z![Unknown gunmen attack election candidate's residence in Baghdad](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702886873401.jpg)
Unknown gunmen attack election candidate's residence in Baghdad
2023-12-18T08:09:41.000000Z![Al-Sudani: elections are a step towards implementing decentralization](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702880495798.jpg)
Al-Sudani: elections are a step towards implementing decentralization
2023-12-18T06:23:18.000000Z![Election campaign violations impact the environment in Iraqi cities](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702720459153.jpg)
Election campaign violations impact the environment in Iraqi cities
2023-12-16T09:56:24.000000Z![No security violations recorded in special voting for Iraq's provincial elections](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702720097352.jpg)
No security violations recorded in special voting for Iraq's provincial elections
2023-12-16T09:51:37.000000Z![Provincial elections start in Iraq with security forces voting](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702709005409.jpg)
Provincial elections start in Iraq with security forces voting
2023-12-16T06:46:06.000000Z![Sadrist party's followers lead protests refusing elections in Baghdad](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702665610940.jpg)
Sadrist party's followers lead protests refusing elections in Baghdad
2023-12-15T18:42:07.000000Z![Al-Sudani calls for "strong" participation in the provincial councils elections](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702663342609.jpg)
Al-Sudani calls for "strong" participation in the provincial councils elections
2023-12-15T18:05:02.000000Z![Electoral office imposes penalties on candidates in Kirkuk as special and general voting approaches](https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1702652697771.jpeg)