Low Turnout, But Glimmer of Hope in Iraq’s Elections
AGSIW’s Geneive Abdo spoke with Akeel Abbas, an expert on Iraqi politics and sectarian identities, to discuss the results of Iraq’s October 10 parliamentary elections.
On October 10, Iraqis headed to the polls for early parliamentary elections. Despite low voter turnout, the elections unexpectedly brought new faces tied to the protest movement to power and produced setbacks for some established elites. AGSIW’s Geneive Abdo spoke with Akeel Abbas, an expert on Iraqi politics and sectarian identities, to discuss the elections’ results.
