The coordinating body between the provinces is considering holding elections and confirms: America is a friend and Iran is a neighbor

Pitcher · July 3, 2018

Adel Nouri, head of the fact-finding committee on the Iraqi legislative elections, said on Monday in case the manual counting of votes id done accurately, it will be proved that fraud exceeded 65 to 70 percent.
In a press statement, Nouri said that scraping the results of this election is the best solution, adding this election is nothing but a farce.
He also said he has suspicions that the High Electoral Commission (HEC) circumvented laws, expressing surprise at delaying the time whereat the manual counting shall be done until the current term of the parliament has expired.
Iraqi legislative elections, held last May 12th, has been marred by violence and low turnout. The Sadrists' Sairun alliance took the lead, capturing 54 seats. But reports suggested massive fraud in the elections. Manual counting of vote was allowed partially although politicians called for scraping the results of the polls.

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/28970/Fact-finding-committee-says-accurate-manual-counting-will-expose-fraud

Laid Back · July 3, 2018

Looks like they are waiting for the results of manual counting to form the new GOI.

Go seated GOI

Go RV

Go $1:1

Pitcher · July 3, 2018

They really have no choice if they don’t want a civil war. They have to prove to the electorate that while there was “some” corruption Sadr did win. Kind of like our election in 2000. They only thing I’m having trouble with is WHY does it take so long to get counting the ballots. These people move slower than a pack of snails with broken legs.

10 YEARS LATER · July 3, 2018

Good God Almighty - The election was May 12th !

Hurry the Hell Up Already - Everything has to be dragged through the weeds, then quicksand, muddy bogs and marsh land, buried for ages then dug up, scraped off, argued over incessantly as to which way to proceed ( again ) and then finally the process begins all over again - and STILL nothing resolved.

Where are they exactly in this process ? Have they actually begun the count or are they merely discussing the manual count as it would exist if it were the 800 lb. Gorilla in the room ? Let's talk about it for a while before we actually do anything because after all, we're not going to let any outside forces to influence or tamper with our " process. "

I think it was Nannab that said it best when referencing the " pace " & the waiting at which all of this has been proceeding - " BRUTAL " - NO other adjective more aptly describes the way I feel after 15 yrs. of waiting - - - Oh, I'm in it for the long haul to be certain.

The only entity that's actually making a real genuine effort to get things done that I can see is the CBI - if I'm wrong, I'll stand corrected. Okay I'm done, time to talk the horse now and blow off a bit more steam . . . he's a great listener as long as I keep the carrots coming.

NextYear · July 3, 2018

Looks like Trump is going to have to drain the swamp in Iraq as well with all the corruption that's hitting the news lately. Not that he needed the news to tell him that. He already called them a bunch of thieves. Wonder how many tentacles our cabal has over there as well.

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ChuckFinley · July 3, 2018

2 hours ago, NextYear said:

Looks like Trump is going to have to drain the swamp in Iraq as well with all the corruption that's hitting the news lately. Not that he needed the news to tell him that. He already called them a bunch of thieves. Wonder how many tentacles our cabal has over there as well.

Looks like the world is one big crap hole. Looks like he has some work to do.

ChuckFinley · July 3, 2018

2 hours ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

Good God Almighty - The election was May 12th !

Hurry the Hell Up Already - Everything has to be dragged through the weeds, then quicksand, muddy bogs and marsh land, buried for ages then dug up, scraped off, argued over incessantly as to which way to proceed ( again ) and then finally the process begins all over again - and STILL nothing resolved.

Where are they exactly in this process ? Have they actually begun the count or are they merely discussing the manual count as it would exist if it were the 800 lb. Gorilla in the room ? Let's talk about it for a while before we actually do anything because after all, we're not going to let any outside forces to influence or tamper with our " process. "

I think it was Nannab that said it best when referencing the " pace " & the waiting at which all of this has been proceeding - " BRUTAL " - NO other adjective more aptly describes the way I feel after 15 yrs. of waiting - - - Oh, I'm in it for the long haul to be certain.

The only entity that's actually making a real genuine effort to get things done that I can see is the CBI - if I'm wrong, I'll stand corrected. Okay I'm done, time to talk the horse now and blow off a bit more steam . . . he's a great listener as long as I keep the carrots coming.

Well, at least we will have a number to relate to "in the coming days" or "soon". This is like watching a comedy of errors. :lol:

yota691 · July 3, 2018

03-07-2018 01:21 PM

Kirkuk is witnessing the start of the first counting and manual counting

The province of Kirkuk, on Tuesday, the start of the first re-counting and manual counting of voters in the ballot boxes, which was marred by allegations of fraud in the parliamentary elections held on 12 May last.

Turkoman Front member Hassan Turan said in a press statement that Kirkuk will witness the arrival of judges assigned to the Board of Commissioners in the presence of representatives and observers of all political entities. The counting and sorting process will be held in two main warehouses, one of which contains boxes for private voting and the other public voting funds.

For its part, confirmed the Electoral Commission for elections to complete the procedures of manual counting, to start the process in 6 other provinces are Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, Dohuk, Nineveh, Salah al-Din and Anbar as of today.

yota691 · July 3, 2018

GMT 10:03 2018 Althelaia July 3 : Last Updated

Including seven governorates of Iraqi elections in seven countries

The start of a controversial process to count the votes of Iraqi voters manually

Dr. Osama Mahdi

Iraqi electoral commission officials count votes

A controversial process has been launched in Iraq today to sort out the promise of hand-held votes in disputed northern Kirkuk amid tight measures followed by counting operations in six Kurdish and Sunni provinces where complaints of violations and rigging have been lodged and 7 are being re-elected abroad.

The bodies of the competent Iraqi High Electoral Commission Tuesday counted the counting of Iraqi voters manually in the parliamentary elections held May 12 in the disputed northern Kirkuk province and 6 other provinces are Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, Dahuk, Nineveh, Salahuddin and Anbar at the time entered the country in a legislative vacuum For the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 with the end of the third session of parliament on Saturday.

The counting operations are taking place in Kirkuk amid tight security measures that surrounded the two counting centers, which were surrounded by security hoops as well as the installation of surveillance cameras inside and outside them.

Judges oversee manual counting

The counting of votes is overseen by judges assigned to replace the Commission of Commissioners of the Electoral Commission, which has been accused of complicity in fraud and widespread violations of the electoral process. The counting and sorting process takes place in Kirkuk in two main warehouses, one of which contains boxes for the private vote of the security forces and the other public voting funds.

On Sunday, Kirkuk witnessed a suicide attack targeting a warehouse of the ballot boxes, killing civilians and injuring 13 others, including two employees of the Electoral Commission. Earlier, a team of judges arrived in the city of Kirkuk and were assigned by the Supreme Judicial Council and initiated the first steps of re-counting and manual counting.

The Electoral Commission pointed out that the votes that will be recounted and promised manually will only be received complaints or official reports on suspicion of forgery. The Federal Supreme Court decided the highest judicial authority in Iraq on the 21 of last month, the recount of votes manually in the legislative elections, thus approving a decision in this regard to the Iraqi parliament.

Re-counting the votes of all voters abroad

The official spokesman of the Commission, Judge Laith Jabr Hamza said in a press statement followed by "Elaf" that the decision came on the basis of meetings held by the judges assigned to the Electoral Commission, during which they discussed issues related to the procedures of manual counting and sorting according to the law of the third amendment to the law of elections of the House of Representatives Iraqi and the decision of the Federal Supreme Court on 21 June last and after the examination of complaints and appeals and official reports related.

He pointed out that the process of manual counting and counting to the full offices of the elections abroad to Iran, Turkey, Britain, Lebanon, Jordan, the United States and Germany and take the necessary action by the Commission and related parties to transfer the ballot boxes to Baghdad.

He pointed out that the process of counting and sorting is in the presence of observers of the United Nations and representatives of embassies of foreign countries and agents of political parties and international observers, local and media, while the Ministries of Defense and Interior will ensure the process of manual counting and sorting in full.

The results will await judicial approval

After the completion of the counting process, the list of winners will be sent to the Federal Supreme Court for ratification under the constitution in preparation for the first session of the new parliament.

The Federal Court had approved on 21 of the last month constitutionality of all the articles of the Third Amendment Law of the Electoral Law, which was legislated by the House of Representatives on the 6th of the same month and provided for a manual counting of the votes of voters while the third article on the abolition of the votes of voters abroad and displaced and the movement of population in 4 provinces And the special vote for the security forces in the Kurdistan region.

The provisions of the third amendment to the electoral law included the re-counting and manual counting of the results of the elections and the suspension of the work of the Board of Commissioners and directors of UNHCR offices in the provinces and replace them with nine judges.

yota691 · July 3, 2018

Documents: Know the mechanism to be adopted by the Electoral Commission in manual counting and sorting

03-07-2018 01:40 PM

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Baghdad News -

Documents on the mechanism to be adopted by the Electoral Commission for elections in the counting and manual counting of the results of parliamentary elections held on May 12 last.

And began this morning, the counting and manual counting in 7 provinces, starting from the province of Kirkuk.

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gregp · July 3, 2018

This will drag out till next year

yota691 · July 3, 2018

The partial counting of the results of Kirkuk elections

Editorial Date: 2018/7/3 12:29 • 96 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad]
began the process of partial counting and manual sorting of the results of the elections of the House of Representatives in the province of Kirkuk.

"The operation includes the counting and sorting of 500 boxes from various stations of the province, including 186 boxes did not send their data to Baghdad so far."
He added that "the process is supervised by a committee of judges assigned to the Board of Commissioners."

yota691 · July 3, 2018

Iraq is witnessing the process of counting and sorting for the legislative elections

BAGHDAD, July 3 (Petra) - The partial counting of the results of the Iraqi parliament elections began after the formation of the alternative judicial commission. An official source in the Electoral Commission, said the process began Tuesday in Kirkuk, which was the most provinces that faced cases of fraud, and then will include the rest of the other provinces. He added that the operation, which began Tuesday in Kirkuk, includes the counting and sorting of 500 funds from various stations of the province, including 186 boxes did not send their data to Baghdad so far. He added that the process is being conducted under the supervision of a committee of judges assigned to the Board of Commissioners. The source said that the other provinces are Sulaymaniyah, Arbil, Anbar, Nineveh, Salahuddin and Diyala will begin to re-counting and sorting and detection of fraud that accompanied the legislative elections that took place on May 12 last. He said the results were expected to appear after 10 days of counting and sorting that began today in Kirkuk. - Petra (Petra) - A / C / F / 3/7/2018 - 02:06 PM

yota691 · July 3, 2018

Source reveals the results of counting and sorting south of Kirkuk

Twilight News
28 minutes ago

A source familiar with the inside of the Council of Judges assigned to the Electoral Commission for elections, on Tuesday, the results of the counting and sorting conducted to the ballot boxes in Daqouq, Kirkuk.

"Until now, counting and sorting has been done for nearly 50 boxes," the source told twilight. "The results are identical to what was announced previously, and there is little change."

On the completion of procedures for counting and sorting, the source said that "counting and sorting will include the funds contested exclusively, and will be in succession in the remaining six provinces after the province of Kirkuk, and not all combined.

The province of Kirkuk, on Tuesday, the start of the first re-counting and manual counting of voters in the ballot boxes, which was marred by allegations of fraud in the parliamentary elections held on 12 May.

On Sunday, a car bomb killed 13 people and wounded 13 others, police said.

Turkoman Front member Hasan Turan told Asharq Al-Awsat that Kirkuk will witness the arrival of judges assigned to the Board of Commissioners in the presence of representatives and observers of all political entities. The counting and sorting process will be held in two main warehouses.

For its part, confirmed the Electoral Commission for elections to complete the procedures of manual counting, to start the process in 6 other provinces are Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, Dohuk, Nineveh, Salah al-Din and Anbar as of today.

This comes at a time when Iraq entered a legislative vacuum for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, with the end of the third session of the parliament waiting for a manual recount of the votes of the legislative elections.

The outgoing parliament this month passed a manual counting of ballots in the elections, but the judicial committee, which currently supervises the process, said it would only recount the votes in question.

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yota691 · July 3, 2018

The start of the process of counting and sorting the results of the Iraqi elections after stumbling for hours

Baghdad - Aktham Saif al-Din

3 July 2018

The process of re-counting the results of the Iraqi elections from the province of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, after stumbled for three hours for unknown reasons, while the security forces took intensive measures to protect the counting process.

A local official in Kirkuk for the "new Arab", "The counting of ballot boxes in Kirkuk, began at noon today," noting that "the procedure was delayed for three hours, for unknown reasons."

He pointed out that "the security forces took strict security measures around the station counting and sorting, and cut all roads leading to it, for fear of a security breach."

He pointed out that "the process of counting and sorting takes place in the sports activity hall in the province, and that this area has been fully secured two days ago, as the security forces deployed around them, and prevented approaching them," stressing that "the security environment seemed very appropriate in the province."

The Electoral Commission has announced yesterday the completion of the process of counting and sorting, which will include seven provinces, starting from Kirkuk and then Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, Dohuk, Nineveh, Salahuddin and Anbar.

For his part, an official in the High Commission in Baghdad, the "new Arab", that "the delay of the counting process was due to technical failure," noting that "the records and their conformity took time from the judges supervising the counting and sorting, causing delay."

He stressed that "more than a dozen judges are located in the provinces that decide to start counting and manual counting, in order to oversee the process," noting that "the process is currently in high flow, and there are observers and civil organizations follow the process, and allowed reporters to enter to follow up, but without take photo".

"The fraud of the election results has become a reality, not speculation, and the war with the forgers is comparable to the fight against terrorism and corruption, and it is not easy," said Ramad al-Mas, a deputy for Diyala province. "He said.

He warned of "the temptation to circumvent the process of counting and sorting, which may lead to the collapse of the political process."

The Iraqi Federal Court, has approved the legitimacy of the third amendment to the law of parliamentary elections, which was approved by Parliament during an extraordinary session, after fraud in the elections held on 12 May last.

10 YEARS LATER · July 3, 2018

7 hours ago, ChuckFinley said:

Well, at least we will have a number to relate to "in the coming days" or "soon". This is like watching a comedy of errors.

Right you are CF - just plain Barking Mad - I noticed a new noncommittal phrase the other day - “ in the coming “ period “ —- they can’t help themselves can they? A real “ Ship of Fools “ huh.

yota691 · July 3, 2018

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan reveals exciting details in counting and sorting the results of Kirkuk

Date of release: 2018/7/3 21:59 • 186 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, on Tuesday, revealed the details of the dramatic count and the results of Kirkuk.

A statement from his office, the agency of all of Iraq [where] a copy of it today, that "at the time we seek by the Electoral Commission and the safety of its procedures on the process of counting and sorting in the province of Kirkuk we would like to point to several important points, especially with the end of the first day of the process of return Counting and sorting in the province and the first of those points is that with the start of counting and manual sorting proved the existence of cases of breaking the locks of a number of ballot boxes, although we have already submitted complaints to the Electoral Commission in this regard.
He added that "we have informed the Commission in the past control of some quarters on a number of ballot boxes for 28 days after the election, noting that the results of more than 186 voters' fund in Daqouq have not been sent and not recorded to this moment, but now with the end of the first day of counting and manual sorting shows that The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan received more than 44% of the results of 23 funds in Daqouq, a mixed area of the components of the province, except the rest of the other Kurdish lists.
Noting that "we have filed complaints in the past by changing the results and the manipulation and not counting many of the votes of our voters," calling on the Board of Commissioners of the Electoral Commission for elections to "the right and not to tolerate with the manipulators involved in disrupting the process of calculating the votes of voters in Kirkuk," asserting " To protect the votes of our voters. "

2fast4u2c · July 3, 2018

The one article said it will take a cpl months...heres to 2019...

3n1 · July 3, 2018

great googly moogly, if that's a actual pic of the counting and boxes & they plan on doing every ballot then citizens might set that place afire too , if the average iraqi even has the will to care anymore ... thanks yota

10 YEARS LATER · July 3, 2018

1 hour ago, 2fast4u2c said:

The one article said it will take a cpl months...heres to 2019...

. . . Yep . . . Hairy Knuckles and All. :facepalm: it goes on & on & on & on & on & on & on & on & on & on & on & on. . . Reckon y’all get the idea 😡

10 YEARS LATER · July 3, 2018

If this does take forever + 1 day, does this then open the door for a Caretaker Govt. or am I just peeing into the wind on this ?

10 YEARS LATER · July 3, 2018

9 hours ago, gregp said:

This will drag out till next year

Im feeling it too . . . In the last 15 yrs of this Circus in its entirety, I can honestly say, THIS is what stumbling through life while never ever being able to get out of your own way looks like.

Maybe some day I’ll take all this, write a children’s story, full of horror of tales of all the Epic Failures, it will instill in them a burning desire to succeed. On second thought, why go through all that agony all over again just to scare kids.

Ive got my Halloween 🎃 HildaBeast mask for that.

yota691 · July 3, 2018

The start of the process of manual counting and sorting «partial» in Kirkuk

04/7/2018 12:00 am

Was chosen first for the sensitivity of its position.
Baghdad / Sabah / Kirkuk / Nahdet Ali

The former deputy, Zana Said, on Tuesday, the election commission selected the province of Kirkuk as the first station for the manual counting and sorting to the sensitivity of the situation, while describing the leader of the Conquest Fatah Haneen al-Qaddu recount and manual counting by "formalism," noting that the outcome of things will satisfy All parties without changing the total results, the Federal Supreme Court confirmed that it is not possible to consider the applications related to the ratification or non-ratification of the results of the election of the membership of the House of Representatives before receiving the final results from the Electoral Commission.

The process of counting and sorting the hands of the ballot boxes for the parliamentary elections in the province of Kirkuk in the hall of sports activity in the center of the province, amid tight security and supervision of judges assigned by the staff of three committees of the Office of Baghdad and the Office of Kirkuk and the Court, and in the presence of observers of political entities number two each entity as well as observers of civil society organizations .
The counting process started by the employees who were prepared for this after they were distributed on 16 tables in the hall by five staff for each table, counting and counting the ballot papers in the boxes, where each table has two ballot boxes.
And monitored the «morning» from inside the hall flow of the entire process under the supervision of the judges assigned in the stages closely at each table since the opening of the Fund until the completion of all papers, and then the results on the tables near them, while attended the observers of political entities and observers of civil society organizations near Tables Sorting and counting of voting papers with the erection of surveillance cameras inside the hall, the process is closely monitored.
The «morning», that the mechanism of work was conducted regularly in the presence of members of the security forces of the anti-terrorism operations, the second special addition to the intensification of security procedures by locating the counting and sorting several security lines to protect the workers.
The deputy director of the Office of the Electoral Commission in Kirkuk, Nihad Abbas, told «morning», that the Commission under the supervision of Judge Qasim al-Azawi prepared preparations and logistical preparations in the hall before the start of the counting process, which was started at 12 noon on Tuesday, Prepare the tables and bring the funds in compliance with all the central directives from Baghdad.
While the observation of the organization of the civil society, Sana Mohsen, for «morning», that it attended by the organization to monitor the process of counting and sorting manual, which you see is running smoothly and transparently, aware that he did not announce the number of funds covered by the counting and sorting, which funds have submitted appeals and complaints , She said.
For his part, former member of the legal committee Zana Said, on Tuesday, «the selection of the province of Kirkuk as the first station for the process of counting and sorting the hand comes because of the sensitivity of the situation and the government's attempt to end the file as soon as possible», indicating that «the Commission supervising the process of counting and sorting the hand itself will go To Sulaymaniyah, Arbil and Salah al-Din. "
While the leader of the alliance of conquest Haneen al-Qaddu that «the results of counting and sorting by hand will not change the previously announced results will be satisfaction of all political parties without change», stressing that «the process of counting and sorting the hand will be formal».
He added that «any change in the results will lead to the objection of the winning blocs and entering the country in a new political crisis delaying the formation of the next government», pointing out that «the political blocs trying to avoid the crisis results in order to begin to form the next government».
On the other hand, the spokesman of the Federal Supreme Court, Iyas Samuk said in a statement received «morning», that «the Federal Supreme Court held its session headed by Judge Medhat Mahmoud and the presence of all members of the judges, and considered a request not to ratify the results of one of the candidates on the grounds that the decision of the National Authority for Accountability And the justice that was issued in his favor has lost its basic and essential elements, especially in relation to the lack of the quorum of the body ».
Al-Samok added that "the Federal Supreme Court decided to respond to the request because it is premature, as the Federal Supreme Court can not decide on such requests until after the final results of the elections of the House of Representatives and since it has not received from the Independent Electoral Commission so far, the demand".

ChuckFinley · July 4, 2018

12 hours ago, yota691 said:

Source reveals the results of counting and sorting south of Kirkuk

Twilight News
28 minutes ago

A source familiar with the inside of the Council of Judges assigned to the Electoral Commission for elections, on Tuesday, the results of the counting and sorting conducted to the ballot boxes in Daqouq, Kirkuk.

"Until now, counting and sorting has been done for nearly 50 boxes," the source told twilight. "The results are identical to what was announced previously, and there is little change."

On the completion of procedures for counting and sorting, the source said that "counting and sorting will include the funds contested exclusively, and will be in succession in the remaining six provinces after the province of Kirkuk, and not all combined.

The province of Kirkuk, on Tuesday, the start of the first re-counting and manual counting of voters in the ballot boxes, which was marred by allegations of fraud in the parliamentary elections held on 12 May.

On Sunday, a car bomb killed 13 people and wounded 13 others, police said.

Turkoman Front member Hasan Turan told Asharq Al-Awsat that Kirkuk will witness the arrival of judges assigned to the Board of Commissioners in the presence of representatives and observers of all political entities. The counting and sorting process will be held in two main warehouses.

For its part, confirmed the Electoral Commission for elections to complete the procedures of manual counting, to start the process in 6 other provinces are Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, Dohuk, Nineveh, Salah al-Din and Anbar as of today.

This comes at a time when Iraq entered a legislative vacuum for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, with the end of the third session of the parliament waiting for a manual recount of the votes of the legislative elections.

The outgoing parliament this month passed a manual counting of ballots in the elections, but the judicial committee, which currently supervises the process, said it would only recount the votes in question.

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Excellent

yota691 · July 4, 2018

See: Official documents reveal the extent of fraud in the election results in the district of Daqouk for the benefit of this party !!

04-07-2018 01:12 PM

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Baghdad News -

A source familiar with the size of the forgery in two polling stations in the district of Daquq.

The source said in a statement to 'Baghdad News', that the fraud is clear in two polling stations in the district of Daqouk, a comparison between the votes of counting and sorting electronic and manual in the first days of counting and sorting in Kirkuk.

The source, who asked not to be named, said the manipulation of the election results was in favor of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

He pointed out that there are 8 stations, out of 24 stations were counted, showed an increase in the percentage of votes, in favor of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, indicating that the percentage increase in the votes, at each of the eight stations, reached about 100 votes.

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