Election results expected 3 pm Monday, local time
First expected to be released sometime before midnight on Sunday, Iraq's electoral authority has announced that preliminary election results will not be made public until 3 pm local time on Monday.
A total of 3,449 candidates are vying for 329 seats in the parliamentary elections, 83 of which have been reserved for women.
More than 250,000 security personnel across the country were tasked with protecting the vote and dozens of election observers deployed by the European Union and the United Nations monitored polling stations.
Still, voter turnout is expected to be reported at about 25 percent - a record low, even compared to the 44 percent turnout of Iraq's 2018 election, the results of which were widely contested.
Before announcing final results in this year's election, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) must adjudicate all polling day complaints. Political parties, coalitions and candidates have the right to appeal the final results to the Electoral Judicial Panel.
Negotiations to choose a prime minister tasked with forming a government are expected to drag on for months.