A Chinese Vote for Democracy, #2

January 30, an Iraqi policeman votes in the southern city of Basra. The general election was held on the 30th, and each electoral place opened at seven (12 o'clock Beijing time). This election will select 275 places in a transitional Iraqi assembly, which will produce a transitiona government. Xinhua/Reuters

1月30日，一名伊拉克警察在南部城市巴士拉投票。伊拉克大选30日举行，各地投票站于当地时间7时（北京时间12时）对选民开放。这次选举将选出拥有275个席位的伊拉克过渡议会，再由过渡议会产生新的过渡政府。 新华社/路透