March 6, 2010 2:10 PM

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Iraq expats vote for country's Parliamentary elections

Iraqi expatriates are voting for country's Parliamentary elections under early voting scheme in 80 cities across 16 countries and the process will continue until tomorrow. Iraq's electoral commission says 14 lakh people are eligible to vote abroad.<br/><br/>General voting for the Parliament will take place tomorrow. Almost 1 crore 90 lakh Iraqis are eligible to vote at 10 thousand polling stations around the country. Six thousand two hundred ( 6200) candidates are contesting for the 325 seats in parliament. Security is a major concern in this election as insurgent groups have threatened to disrupt the polls. More than 200,000 security officers will be on duty in Baghdad. Voice of Iraq news agency quoting official spokesperson of the Baghdad Operations Command Gen. Qassim Atta has reported that a curfew will be imposed on Baghdad from tonight as a preparation for the Election Day. All airports and border points will also be closed.

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