51 percent , a sharp contrast to 2005 election , when only 2 percent voted . Al-Haidari called the weekend voting the `` most important elections in the history of Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein . '' Election commission report : Most important election since Saddam Hussein era . The election was seen as a drain on the resources of Iraqi politicians .
51 percent , a sharp contrast to 2005 election , when only 2 percent voted . Election commission report : Most important election since Saddam Hussein era . The election was seen as a drain on the resources of Iraqi politicians .