BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Migrated podcast image for: Weekend Break

Weekend

News

A review of the week with the latest news.

Weekend: Iraq Elections Get Underway

Magazines & Reviews

Iraq Elections Get Underway

12/05/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Iraq Elections Get Underway

Iraqis have gone to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections, the first since victory was declared over the Islamic State group. 

Also in the programme: The bitter battle within Java’s Muslim royal family over the gender of the next monarch. 

(Image: A member of the Iraqi security forces holds up an ink-stained finger during early voting for Iraq's parliamentary elections on 10th May 2018 in Erbil, Iraq. Credit: Younes Mohammad/Getty Images)

BBC World Service

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Weekend

Iraq Elections Get Underway

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

About BBC World Service