Nabil Karoui and Qais Said are the two leading candidates following the first round of presidential elections in Tunisia.

In the run-up to election day in Tunisia, commentators fear that saturation of political ideologies will prevent the emergence of a clear direction for the country.

After years of stagnant politics, unpaid salaries and corruption, Kurds have lost faith in politics. This shrunk the turnout of registered Kurdish voters for the upcoming parliamentary elections. However, observers say that this election could disrupt the delicate balance of power between the main Kurdish parties.

The Independent High Electoral Commission said the results of the recount matched the initial results from 13 of Iraq’s 18 provinces.

A government has not yet been fully formed in Iraq due to the ambiguities and accusations of fraud that have arisen from the voting irregularities and violations during the elections on 12th May.

Some members in the Iraqi Council of Representative are seeking to pass legislation which extends their term in parliament until the recount process is over. The extension proposal has caused a lot of debate amongst politicians and parliamentarians.

Experts say the probe into election violations could lead to anything from local recounts to the entire vote being annulled.

Displaced families from Yathrib, an area formerly under IS siege in the Salahuddin province say they were cheated, threatened and manipulated during this month's Iraqi Parliamentary election.

Onlookers congratulate the security forces for conducting the Iraqi elections with no major security issues

29 candidates have stood for the municipal elections in Zawiyah, including 20 from the general category, 5 from the category of disabled people, and 4 women.

The number of security troops allowed to take part in the special vote is 943,639.While the main polling takes place on 12 May, the “special voting” for servicemen from various branches of the military and security forces, takes place two days earlier.

Lebanon heads to general elections for the first time in nine years. This is the first elections to include the 82k expat voters, totaling the total registered voters at 3.6 million. This election also sees a new Electoral system in which voters will vote twice, once for coalitions and once for the candidate.

Displaced Kurds in Iraq are concerned that they will be unable to participate in the 12th May elections due to a lack of polling stations.

The Electoral Commission in Babylon is opening voting centres for displaced people from Nineveh, in the province so that they may participate in the upcoming Parliamentary Elections.

Campaigning has begun ahead of Parliamentary elections in Iraq on 12th May. This is the first election to be held since ISIS was driven out of the country.

After the candidates have launched their electoral campaigns across the country, Iraqis are eager to participate in the parliamentary elections set to take place on the 12th of May.