Iraqi Elections

[mburbank]

I think the parties are known, and that a couple of days before the election they're posting names, but they are a LOT of parties and I don't know how well they are known.

The main reason the various parties and what they represent hasn't been covered in the media is unless something is happening in the green zone it's pretty much unsafe to cover.

is the 'international zone' the same as the 'green zone'? Cause I heard that's where the votes will be transported for tabulation.