Fines imposed on candidates and political alliances, including al-Sudani, al-Maliki, and al-Mandlawi.
The Iraqi Electoral Commission announced on Thursday that it had imposed fines on 24 candidates and six political alliances for violations of electoral campaign regulations.
Commission documents obtained by Shafaq News revealed that the Board of Commissioners decided to impose fines totaling 2 million dinars on 23 election candidates and six political parties and alliances for violating the election campaign regulations.
Another document also showed that the council imposed a fine of 5 million dinars on another candidate for starting his election campaign prematurely, according to the document.
The fines included the Reconstruction and Development Coalition led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the State of Law Coalition led by Nouri al-Maliki, the Foundation Alliance headed by Mohsen al-Mandalawi, and other candidates.
The Board of Commissioners also decided to exclude three candidates and notify nine others to provide proof of their innocence within 72 hours, according to a document issued by the Board .
The Iraqi Council of Ministers set November 11, 2025, as the date for the next parliamentary elections. The Electoral Commission announced that candidate campaigning will begin on October 8 and continue until 24 hours before the start of special voting.
About 30 million Iraqis out of a population of 46 million are eligible to participate in these elections.
Shafaq.com