IHEC: Preliminary results of the Kurdistan elections to be announced 24 hours after voting
Shafaq News/ On Sunday, theIndependent High Electoral Commission of Iraq (IHEC) confirmed that thepreliminary results of the Kurdistan Region's parliamentary elections will beannounced 24 hours after the general voting closes.
Nebras Abu Souda, the IHEC's assistantmedia spokesman, told Shafaq News Agency, “The preliminary results will includeboth general and special voting results.”
“Complaints regarding the electionprocess can be submitted on election day and up to 48 hours after the pollsclose,” she noted. “These complaints can focus on the conduct of the electionprocess and its management.”
Regarding appeals, Abu Soudaexplained, “They are submitted after the announcement of results and arecategorized into three types: red, green, and yellow appeals, depending on theevidence provided.”
Furthermore, she confirmed thatthose objecting to the election results have the right to submit appeals withinthree days after the final results are announced.
After the appeals are submitted,they are reviewed by the competent judicial authority within the legallydefined period, after which the final election results are ratified.
Voting for the sixth round of theKurdistan Parliament elections commenced on Sunday following the completion ofthe special voting for military and security forces two days earlier.
The IHEC opened 1,622 pollingstations at 07:00 a.m. for eligible residents across the Region, with a totalof 2,683,618 eligible voters out of 2,899,578 registered voters.
The commission announced on Fridaythat 97% of voters in the special voting—comprising 215,960 members of thePeshmerga and internal security forces—had participated, confirming that theprocess ran smoothly with no significant violations reported.
A total of 1,091 candidates fromboth genders are competing for 100 seats in the Kurdistan Parliament, five ofwhich are reserved for minority groups. This number has been reduced from 11seats following a decision by the Federal Supreme Court, Iraq's highestjudicial authority.
