Polling stations closed in the early parliamentary elections in Iraq on Sunday evening without extending voting hours, amid estimates indicating the participation of nearly a third of voters.
Al-Jazeera correspondents monitored low levels of participation in several centers in Iraqi cities, but the Electoral Commission has not yet officially announced the percentage of voting.
Earlier, the head of the Iraqi Electoral Commission, Jalil Adnan, said in a televised statement that the participation rate exceeded one-third of the number of voters as of 3:00 pm local time.
Al-Jazeera correspondent Abdul-Fattah Fayed from the capital, Baghdad, said that the security services talked about the completion of the election day without incidents or inconveniences.
For his part, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi said on Twitter, "Thank God, we have completed our duty and promised to hold fair and secure elections, and we have provided the capabilities to make it a success."
More than 3,200 candidates representing 21 alliances and 109 parties, along with independents, competed in these elections to win 329 seats in Parliament.
According to the figures of the Electoral Commission, 24.9 million Iraqis are entitled to vote in the elections, out of about 40 million people.
More than 800,000 Iraqis voted in the special poll last Friday.
Iraqi President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi cast their votes in Baghdad.
Al-Kazemi said after casting his vote that all Iraqis are invited to vote and contribute to changing their reality.