December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 15 December 2005, following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum of 15 October.
Iraqis in the predominantly Sunni city of Husaybah, wait in lines to vote, during the national election, December 15. Just a few weeks earlier, Soldiers and Marines battled insurgents in this city, located along the Syrian border.
Iraqis wait in line to vote
A group of Iraqi citizens walking down a path showing their purple fingers, signifying that they had voted.
January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 30 January 2005 to elect the new National Assembly, alongside governorate elections and a parliamentary election in Kurdistan Region. The 275-member legislature had been created under the Transitional Law during the international occupation. The newly elected body was given a mandate to write a new constitution and exercise legislative functions until the new constitution came into effect. The elections also led to the formation of the Iraqi Transitional Government.
An Iraqi man comes to vote for the first elections in Iraq following the 2003 war
The entrances of the Paris polling station were guarded by CRS police, given the possibility of disruption.
Voting in Washington, DC, USA
Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting.