In the first full term parliamentary election, since the invasion of Iraq, millions of Iraqis voted.
The ballots are now being counted.
It is estimated that 11 million of Iraq's 15 million eligible voters took part in the vote.
U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is quoted as saying:
"The number of people participating is very, very high, and we have had very few irregularities. It is a good day so far, good for us, good for Iraq."
Officials say it could be at a fortnight, before the final results can be announced.
After that an agreement will then need to be brokered over the form of government, and the naming of a prime minister.
The high turnout is a positive sign that many wish to end the chaos that has engulfed Iraq since Saddam Hussein's regime was toppled in 2003.
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