On April 20, 2013, Iraqi authorities will press on with plans to hold Iraq's first national vote since U.S. troops left in 2011. More than 8,000 candidates are competing for about 400 seats in the councils.
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An Iraqi walks past a provincial elections campaign billboard in Baghdad, April 18, 2013. The billboard reads, "coalition of state of law, determination and construction."

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Iraqi Army soldiers patrol in Baghdad's Adhamiya district, Iraq, April 18, 2013.