An Iraqi man reads posters plastered to the walls of a car park in the Alawi district of Baghdad asking all citizens to register for the upcoming January elections for a transitional national assembly.

Any Iraqi wanting to vote or contest must ensure that his/her name is registered with the election authorities. Registration begins November 1, 2004.

Photograph: Sagah Arar/AFP/Getty Images

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