Since the first elected government in 2005, Iraqis have grown disillusioned with their governments' failure to improve the lives of citizens and the predominance of unchanging faces heading militarised parties. Yet many will still head to the polls. Here's all you need to know about the parliamentary elections: How does it all work? Well, voters will select 329 members of parliament. Of this number, at least 25 percent 83 seats will go to women.
Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country's course during one of the Middle East's most delicate moments in years. While the ceasefire in Gaza may have tamped down regional tensions, fears remain of another round of conflict between Israel and Iraq's neighbor, Iran. Iraq managed to stay on the sidelines during the brief Israel-Iran war in June.