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Iraqi official puts voter turnout above 70 per cent
Khaleej Times Online Original Article

More than 70 percent of the electorate cast their votes on Sunday in the country’s first free elections in a half-century, according to an Iraqi election official. Speaking at a televised news conference in Baghdad, the official said 72 percent of 13 million registered voters had cast ballots, with polls not expected to close until 5 p.m. (1400 GMT).