Iraq parliamentary elections - in 60 seconds
Votes are being counted following Iraq's parliamentary elections, with Prime Minister Nouri Maliki seeking a third consecutive term in office.
April's vote took place with violence in the country at its highest level since the peak of the sectarian insurgency from 2006 to 2008: Hundreds of people are being killed each month.
Here is the background to the vote - in 60 seconds.
Video produced by Michael Hirst