Since elections in October last year, political deadlock has left the country without a new government due to disagreement between factions over forming a coalition.
The postponement exacerbates Iraq's political problems because it is the task of the president to formally name a prime minister, who must be backed by an absolute majority in parliament.
There are 3,449 candidates vying for 329 seats in parliament in the fifth elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
This year’s elections are being held under a new electoral law that divides Iraq into 83 constituencies instead of 18, which, in theory, allows more independent candidates to participate.
While Paris seeks to take a leading role in Iraq, its agenda is likely to prompt further geopolitical tensions for a country already stricken with regional competition.
Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi condemns the attack on the Syrian-Iraqi border, calling it a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security".
Mustafa al Kadhimi visits Saudi Arabia with a large delegation, signing five memoranda of understanding between the two countries in various fields.
At least four rockets struck an Iraqi airbase, the Iraqi military says in a statement, while other officials say one person was wounded at the base where an American defence company services combat aircraft.
Demonstrators take to streets of southern hotspot of Nasiriyah as another protester dies from wounds sustained in clashes last week.
The clashes erupted after some of the protesters tried to set up tents in a public square, a week after similar, previously-erected protest tents in Basra and Baghdad had been removed.
Diplomats based in the Baghdad neighbourhood said they could hear sirens blaring for around an hour after the attack.
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