Clues to interpreting election results in Iraq. Because there will be no exit polls nor complete election results released Sunday night, it could be difficult to assess and understand the results of Iraq's historic elections. [...] (Springfield News-Leader)

Khaleej Times: Historic election no quick fix for Iraq’s problems.

Mail & Guardian: Destiny for the taking as Iraq braves bombs. After the threats and the promises; after the bombs, assassinations and security clampdown; after the Sunni boycott and the Shi'ite religious call to vote, the day of Iraq's first free elections in half a century dawned today over a country divided between fear and cautious optimism. [...]