Iraq to Hold First National Election Since Defeat of ISIL

Iraqis will head to the polls May 12 for the country's first national election since the defeat of ISIL. At stake, 329 seats for the Council of Representatives, the political body that will elect Iraq's president and prime minister. Despite assurances by Iraqi authorities of rigid security measures aimed at protecting the country's election centers, analyst say the upcoming election is unlikely to bring the kind of political stability many Iraqis are hoping for. VOA's Rebaz Majeed reports.