BAGHDAD — Iraq on Monday holds provincial elections in 15 of the country’s 18 provinces after a 10-year hiatus over political differences.
Voting began after 7:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) when 7,166 polling centers opened under tight security measures as millions of Iraqis are expected to vote in Baghdad and other cities in all provinces excluding the three provinces of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. (