Under grey skies, along empty streets, Iraqis trickled to the polls on Saturday unconvinced that the leaders on offer can finally stabilise a country exhausted by war and dysfunction. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, arrives to cast his vote at a polling station on Saturday. Photograph: Haidar Mohammed Ali/AFP/Getty ImagesTo some Sunni Iraqis, such claims are being made by leaders from the majority Shia sect who have gained much at their expense. Haidar al-Ameri Led the PMF units during the Isis war. With no candidate likely to win more than half the 329 seats needed to form a majority, a coalition is likely.

Source: The Guardian May 12, 2018 16:59 UTC