Iraq to hold 1st parliamentary elections since territorial defeat of IS

Source: Xinhua| 2018-04-14 21:15:13|Editor: Yurou

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-PREPARATION

An Iraqi man passes by campaign posters in downtown Baghdad, Iraq on April 14, 2018. Iraq is scheduled to hold its parliamentary elections on May 12, which will be the first elections after the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in the country. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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