Iran: Iraqis challenges terrorism threats by holding parliamentary elections

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iranian Foreign Ministry praised holding the Iraqi parliamentary elections.

A statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry received by IraqiNews.com cited “Today, the world is witnessing an independent Iraq moving towards progress, sustainable development and security.”

“It noted that the high voters’ turnout shows terrorism has no place in the future of Iraq. On Wednesday, Iraq witnessed its first parliamentary elections since withdrawal of the US forces in 2011, after nearly a decade of invasion,” the statement added.

“According to officials, some 60 percent of more than 20 million eligible Iraqis went to the polls to choose new lawmakers for the country’s 328-seat legislative body. The Iraqi election was held despite threats by al-Qaeda-linked militants to ruin the election process,” the statement concluded.