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Iraqis protested over alleged voting fraud in Kirkuk

2018-05-18 16:56 GMT+8
 
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1 / 4   To protest against the electoral fraud in parliamentary elections after the returns showed a Kurdish party winning most of the vote, Iraqi Turkmen chained their arms outside the election offices in Kirkuk, Iraq, on May 17, 2018. /VCG Photo

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2 / 4   "We just asked for the ballot boxes to be open, even if it is just one box," Sheikh Amer al-Jabouri, one of the demonstrators told the Washington Post. /VCG Photo

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3 / 4   At sunset, the protesters broke the Ramadan fast at Iftar meal. /VCG Photo

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4 / 4   People wanted a change but it turned out that thousands of votes were not able to be cast, Tahrir al-Obaidi, a lawyer who joined the demonstration said. /VCG Photo

 
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