Iraqis vote in first elections since victory over Daesh

Baghdad - The vote will be conducted electronically for the first time to reduce fraud.

Polls have opened across Iraq in the first national election since the declaration of victory over Daesh.
No clear front-runner has emerged after weeks of official campaigning as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faces stiff competition Saturday from political parties with closer ties to Iran.
The vote will be conducted electronically for the first time to reduce fraud. Polling centers have been set up for many of the country's 2 million people who remain displaced by the war against Daesh.
Al-Abadi took office just weeks after Daesh overran nearly a third of Iraq's territory in the summer of 2014 and has since overseen the grueling military defeat of the group.