In Iraq in the Middle East, where US troops stationed will complete their combat missions later this year, votes for the National Assembly elections were held on the 10th, and ballot counting began.


Political forces that are far from the United States are predominant, and it is expected that pressure to withdraw US troops will increase even in an unstable security situation.

The Iraqi National Assembly elections have been voted all over the country, including the capital Baghdad, on the 10th, and the voting is closed at midnight on the 11th, Japan time, and the ballot counting has begun.



In this election, the pros and cons of stationing the US military, which had been stationed for the extremist organization IS = Islamic State, before completing the combat mission by the end of the year, became one of the issues.



According to the Iraqi media, a group centered on Saddle, a powerful Muslim Shiite who is the largest force in the parliament and is far from the United States and neighboring Iran, is said to be dominant.



However, the Shiites are divided into multiple groups, such as political parties that have a close relationship with Iran, and the minority Sunnis and Kurdish forces are also consolidating their supporters, so each of them is the majority alone. It seems difficult to secure.



For this reason, it is expected that the framework of the administration will be decided by the coalition negotiations after the election.



Opposition to the presence of the U.S. military is expected to take the lead in the coalition negotiations, and as the security situation continues to be unstable, pressure to withdraw the U.S. military will increase more than the current Kadimi administration, which has taken the real path. It is also expected.

Those who voted

In Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, a vote was held on the 10th while a strict security system was put in place to guard against terrorism such as the extremist organization IS = Islamic State.



One of the women said, "I hope it will be a good future for Iraqis. People want to live in a stable country with peace of mind."



On the other hand, the man who voted said, "I want the new prime minister to agree that the United States will leave as soon as possible. Their existence is negative for the country. Iraq has no sovereignty with foreign troops. He emphasized that Iraqis should protect the country themselves.



Another man said, "The United States couldn't protect Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, or the Gulf countries. If you think it will protect it, it's an illusion."