The Electoral Commission announces its full readiness for tomorrow’s general election day.
The Independent High Electoral Commission confirmed on Monday its full readiness for the general election day for the Iraqi House of Representatives elections on Tuesday.
The head of the commission’s media team, Imad Jamil, told Shafaq News Agency that “all preparations for the general election day, scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, have been fully completed, and the commission has finalized all the necessary technical and logistical procedures to ensure the smooth and transparent conduct of the electoral process, including the distribution of electoral materials and the preparation of polling centers and stations.”
Jamil added that “the Commission is working around the clock and is fully prepared on all levels to ensure that voters can cast their votes easily and conveniently, in a safe and fully prepared environment. We call on voters to participate widely in the elections and contribute to the success of this important national event.”
He stressed that “the Commission is fully committed to implementing the instructions and procedures that guarantee the integrity and transparency of the vote, and is continuing to coordinate and cooperate with the relevant authorities to ensure that tomorrow will be a successful democratic milestone that reflects the will of the citizens.”
For her part, the spokesperson for the Electoral Commission, Jumana Al-Ghalai, explained that the voting process will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, at seven o’clock in the morning.
Al-Ghalai added that the number of general voting voters is 20,063,773 voters, distributed across 8,703 polling centers and 39,285 polling stations in various governorates.
On Sunday morning, polling stations in all regions and cities of Iraq began opening their doors to receive voters in the special voting for the sixth parliamentary elections in Iraq, while the general voting for all citizens will begin on Tuesday.
On Sunday evening, the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Qais al-Muhammadawi, announced that participation in the special voting exceeded 80%, an unprecedented percentage.
Later, in Baghdad, the Kurdistan Region and the rest of the Iraqi governorates, the manual counting and sorting of ballot papers began after the closure of the special voting centers amidst heavy security measures.
Shafaq.com