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The general voting process in Iraq’s early parliamentary elections began this morning (Sunday) across the country.
Iraqi Election Commission: Preliminary election results to be announced within 24 hours
The head of Iraq’s Council of Electoral Commissioners announced the results of the country’s early parliamentary elections would be announced within the next 24 hours.
Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, told a news conference this evening (Sunday) that the results of the early parliamentary elections would be announced within the next 24 hours.
At a press conference at the Iraqi Electoral Commission headquarters in Baghdad and in the presence of other members of the Council of Commissioners, Judge Adnan also announced that turnout in the country’s first early parliamentary elections since 2003 would be determined in two hours.
EU: No electoral fraud in Iraqi election / poor turnout
The head of the observer mission of the European Union delegation to Iraq announced that the delegation has not registered any electoral fraud in the parliamentary elections in this country.
She added: “Now that 9 hours have passed since the general voting, we have not seen any electoral fraud in the polling stations.”
The head of the EU monitoring committee added: “We have witnessed a calm day in the polling stations. We have not seen any technical problems or lack of technology systems and the situation is very good.”
She added: “We hope that this calm process will continue until the end of the voting and the announcement of the results.”
“Unfortunately, we have seen a weak voter turnout in the polling stations. Poor citizen participation means a lot and we hope it will send a message to politicians,” she said.
Arab League: Iraqi election environment is calm
The delegation of the Arab League to Iraq to monitor the election process in Iraq announced: The voting atmosphere in today’s (Sunday) parliamentary elections is proceeding normally and calmly.
“The Arab League is participating in the mission to monitor the Iraqi parliamentary elections,” Saeed Abu Ali, assistant secretary general of the Arab League and head of the union’s delegation to Iraq to monitor the country’s elections, said in a statement today (Sunday).
He added that the union’s teams were deployed in several Iraqi provinces from the south, center and north to monitor the election process.
The head of the Arab League’s monitoring committee in Iraq said: “All the considerations show that the election process is taking place normally and in a calm atmosphere.”
He added: “The role of the Arab League delegation is to examine the adherence to special legal provisions of the election process in terms of the mechanisms used and the degree of compliance of these provisions with the law and the executive procedure of the election process.”
Hujjatoeslam Ahmad Safi cast his ballot + photo
“Hujjatoeslam Ahmad al-Safi”, the representative of the Supreme Religious Authority in Karbala province, cast his ballot.
Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Karbalaei, the representative of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani, had already cast his ballot this morning.
Iraqi PM after casting his ballot: Tomorrow we will announce a major security breakthrough
The Iraqi Prime Minister cast his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad this morning. After voting, Mustafa Al-Kazemi addressed the hesitant people to participate in the elections and said: “Choose the ones you deem appropriate. Tomorrow we will announce a major security achievement.”
“I preferred to be the first voter today. We have to work on change and this is an opportunity to achieve it. We kept our promises to the people,” he told reporters as he cast his ballot at a school in Baghdad. Al-Kazemi addressed those he called hesitant to run in the elections, saying: “Trust in God and choose those you deem appropriate. Iraqis should come out of their homes and choose to change the situation in Iraq and its future. This is our opportunity to change reality.”
He added: “Tomorrow you will hear about a great security achievement that we do not want to reveal today because of the impact on the election process.” Emphasizing that we need wise leadership in the coming term, the Iraqi Prime Minister said: “The electoral security situation will be excellent and we have prepared all the conditions for the success of the Electoral Commission.” He announced the success of the reform of the so-called white paper and the addition of $ 12 billion to the country’s foreign exchange reserves, and said: Your vote is valuable and you should not miss the opportunity to change.
Advisor to Iraqi PM: Presence of people in polling stations is widespread
Hussein Al-Hindawi, the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Adviser on elections, announced today (Sunday) the widespread turnout at the ballot boxes. Referring to the complete facilities and equipment, he stated that the Election Commission has provided favorable conditions in the constituencies. “The presence of our compatriots at the ballot boxes is extensive,” Al-Hindawi said, adding that the commission is working in all polling stations and that the apparatus is acting well. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi cast his ballot in one of the constituencies.
Participation of prominent Iraqi religious and political figures in elections of the country+ Photos
Prominent political and religious figures cast their ballots in the parliamentary elections. “Abdul Mahdi Karbalaei”, the Representative of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani, cast his ballot. Faleh Al-Fayadh, head of the popular mobilization organization, and Hadi Al-Amiri, Head of the Fat’h Coalition, also cast their ballots. On the other hand, “Nichervan Barzani”, the Head of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, also cast his ballot by going to one of the polling stations. Other Iraqi personalities, such as Nachiravan Barzani, Masroor Barzani and Qais Khazali, also voted in the early hours of voting.
Candidates are vying for 329 seats, including 83 seats for women, which accounts for 25 percent of the total. Nine of these seats are reserved for the country’s minorities, which are distributed among Christians, Shabaks, Sabeins, Yazidis and Philistine Kurds. The number of candidates in this election reaches more than 3240 candidates, including 951 women, which is less than half of the number of women who ran in the 2018 elections.
There are also 789 independent candidates in the election, and the rest are distributed within the lists of political parties and coalitions. Of the approximately 25 million Iraqi voters, about 21 million are eligible to vote, including only those with long-term biometric ballots and short-term ballots.
