Manual recount of votes in Iraq’s May elections to begin next week

The Iraqi parliament speaker says a manual recount of votes cast in May’s general elections will begin next week.

Altaf Ahmad
Press TV, Baghdad

The Iraqi parliament speaker says a manual recount of votes cast in May’s general elections will begin next week. This as the current parliament’s term will end this weekend. As our Baghdad correspondent Altaf Ahmad reports, lawmakers are now seeking to extend their mandate.