ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Iraqi electoral body announced voter turnout reached 31 percent across the Kurdistan Region in parliamentary elections until midday.
The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced in a press conference that voter turnout in Erbil reached 34 percent, in Sulaimani reached 29 percent, in Duhok 31 percent and in Halabja 33 percent until midday.
The Kurdistan Region held its long-delayed parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Polling stations across the Kurdistan Region were opened at 7am and will close at 6pm.
A total of 2,683,618 people are eligible to vote in the elections on Sunday.
A total of 1,191 candidates are vying for 100 seats up for grabs. Of this number, five seats are reserved for the minorities - three for Christians, and the remaining two for Turkmen.
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