Iraqis are anxiously waiting for general election results that will determine their country's future.
However, despite the ongoing violence and uncertainty that pervades the nation, there is a sense of optimism among them and many say that life is better than it has been in a long time.
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from Baghdad.
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