Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister’s Adviser for Elections Affairs, Abdul-Hussein Al-Hindawi, announced on Monday, that The Independent High Electoral Commission will take precautionary measures for the polling day, while specifying the period for submitting appeals and complaints.
Al-Hindawi told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The preparations for the elections are actively ongoing, and the IHEC announced its full readiness to hold the elections."
He pointed out that "The number of international observers will be up to 500, as there are approximately 130 observers from the United Nations and the same number from the European Union, in addition to the presence of observers from Arab countries, the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and some other countries that have expressed their willingness and desire to participate."
Al-Hindawi said that "there are approximately 50,000 Iraqi observers from Iraqi national networks, which are effective and professional and need continuous support, in addition to the fact that each party has the right to appoint agents for political entities, to monitor the electoral process, as all this will support the electoral process", affirming that "there are two days for appeals and complaints, which will be reviewed, and the final results will be announced within few days."
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