Polling stations have opened across Iraq for the 2025 Council of Representatives elections, with over 20 million registered voters eligible to cast their ballots. The electoral commission has established more than 8,000 polling centers with 39,285 stations nationwide to facilitate the process. Nearly a third of the candidates are women, competing for 329 parliamentary seats. Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani is seeking a second term in an election that will shape Iraq's political future.
