Iraqis vote Saturday in the first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State extremist group. The balloting is expected to be a referendum on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's tenure and his pledge to be more inclusive of Iraq's Sunni minority. Until a new prime minister is chosen, al-Abadi will remain in office, retaining all his power. THE NEXT GOVERNMENTPolitical power in Iraq is traditionally divided along sectarian lines among the offices of prime minister, president and parliament speaker. In 2005, allegations of vote-rigging delayed the ratification of election results for weeks.

Source: ABC News May 11, 2018 06:18 UTC