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

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A picture paints a thousand words.........who knew Baghdad Texas was in the Heart of Iraq........??

 

 

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UNHCR offices in 21 countries are preparing to receive Iraqi voters

08/5/2018 12:00 am  It kicks off on Thursday and Friday in conjunction with the special voting   capitals / (INA) / correspondents morning / Khawla Dry - Isra Khalifa - Firas Saadoun - Raad Youssef - Mohamed Mahboob - Sondos Abdul Wahab  The offices of the Independent High Electoral Commission in its branches in 21 countries will be held on Thursday and Friday, 10-11 May, to receive hundreds of thousands of Iraqi voters living abroad to participate in their constitutional and democratic right to elect their representatives in the House of Representatives. "The training team in the office trains 201 directors of centers, stations and voting staff on voting procedures, and dealing with the election process," said Mohamed Essam, director of Turkey's Election Office in Turkey. With the voters after receiving them, by checking their identity papers, recording their statements in the voters' register, stamping by pointing to the governorate voted for, explaining the voting mechanism by using the marking pen, working on the electronic voting system, Remote voting process " The Electoral Center in Belgium started its program on the Iraqi elections in the diaspora countries, where it began its activities with an extended training course for those who were chosen to serve as H voting staff. The director of the center Qais Mohammed Khorshid explained that the number in each center consists of 7 polling stations including each station 6 staff distributed (center coordinator, observers queue for men and women, the inspectors for men and women, the entrance to the voter register data), bringing the total number to 50 employees. " preparations in Germany , the election of Germany and Austria Office completed all electoral preparations necessary to conduct polling on the tenth prese J th of this month , where voters go to seven polling stations in Berlin, Cologne, Kiel, Munich, Mannheim, Stuttgart and Hanover , as well as the electoral center in the Austrian capital Vienna. The German office handed over representatives of a number of political parties and alliances the identification files to their agents, who would be present at the electoral centers in Germany and Austria and who were accredited and registered with the Bureau in accordance with the procedures for registering and approving political party agents in foreign countries for the elections of the House of Representatives issued by the Overseas Administration and Elections Unit Political parties and alliances No. (5) for the year 2018.  The German Elections Office held a dialogue seminar in the city of Hamburg where the Iraqi community was held there. The dialogue focused on the instructions and procedures to be followed in the elections The House of Representatives sat 2018. The participants expressed their readiness to participate in the voting process to cast their votes on the tenth and eleventh of this month, for his part, said Haider al-Zaidi representative of the Office in the symposium, "The elections abroad constitute an important link between spiritual ties between the homeland and its children," and called " Germany to abide by the requirements and instructions of the voting process and to work together to reverse the beautiful and bright image of Iraq and its people before the eyes of the world as a whole. "  As part of the preparations, the legal officer of the German Electoral Office participated in the training workshop on complaints and appeals filed by the Independent Electoral Management Unit of the Independent High Commission of Turkey. The participants were briefed on the laws, regulations and procedures issued by the Board of Commissioners and training on electronic systems and programs prepared by the High Commission on how to deal with the complaints of the ballot for the elections of the House of Representatives 2018, which will facilitate the electoral process .  The election officers began the third level training course at all seven polling stations in the German cities as well as the electoral center in the Austrian capital Vienna. The trainees showed full readiness to receive training prepared in advance by the competent committees of the Independent High Electoral Commission in Baghdad. To serve the Iraqi voter and ensure the integrity of the electoral process. Between Cairo and Tehran In Egypt, the activities of the training workshop (third level) for the trainees of the centers staff and the directors of the electoral stations in which the elections of the Iraqi Council of Representatives 2018 will be held on Thursday and Friday were concluded in the 6th of October and Giza Center. In the practical steps to vote for the voting day   step by step.  For his part, announced the Director of the Office of the Independent High Commission in Iran Haider al-Husseini, the completion of the process of receipt of all materials for the election of funds, papers and transmitters and the mechanism of the Cycos and electronic counting and sorting devices to enable the Office to work on schedule, and the Office of the Commission in Iran, an educational symposium To the final stage of the voting process for officials of political parties and blocs and agents of  political entities  . Special effort in Denmark In Copenhagen, the director of the UNHCR office in Denmark, Ayad al-Tamimi, said that "four polling stations were allocated, covering Copenhagen, Aghos, Burke and Udensa." The opening of the courses was started for the directors of the centers, stations, "There is a series of steps that must be accompanied by a parallel to these achievements, such as opening the account, securing the stores and others, which was accomplished in a record time," said Tamimi. The Iraqi International Embassy Extraordinary achievement in support and assistance as well as people of the community, parties and civil society organizations, who record their thanks and appreciation and gratitude. "  Community in Scandinavia For his part, said the Director of the Office of elections Sweden Dhargam Jawad: "The Commission has made all preparations to participate in the elections abroad in three countries are Sweden, Norway and Finland, which is held in conjunction with the special ballot on Thursday and Friday," adding that "15 electoral centers were prepared by 71 stations in Sweden, one center with 8 stations in Finland and one center with 5 stations in Norway. "More than 630 staff as supervisors and staff were trained on polling day with 544 employees in Sweden, 38 in Norway and 56 in Finland. , Stressing that "on polling days, which starts from the seventh The voter must bring with him the Iraqi documents the identity of the civil status, nationality certificate or voter card bearing the picture or passport of 1957, passport or market license with any other supporting document. " For its part, the Office of the Electoral Commission in the UAE, to allow all Iraqis present and residents in the UAE and the Gulf States to vote in the center of Abu Dhabi and two centers in Dubai. " The Australian Office In the same context, the Electoral Commission announced on Monday, complete the procedures for voting in Australia. The correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The delegation of the Australian Elections Commission held an educational seminar for the Iraqi community in Sydney for the near date of Iraqi elections abroad, which will occur on Thursday, the tenth of May." The reporter said, "The symposium witnessed a large presence of Jall And representatives of political entities, social and cultural associations, as well as the presence of an official represented the Iraqi embassy and consulate. " For his part, the Chargé d'affaires of the embassy, Duha Zubaidi, referred to the "security cooperation with the Australian security authorities in order to provide security for the polling stations and protect the voters." The head of the delegation of the Commission Ahmed Ayad, "the completion of all the procedures for voting by providing security for the electoral centers, As well as the adoption of agents of political entities and observers, media and documents required for the voter.

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Iraq closes land, air and sea border crossings during elections

 

Follow-up / Sky Press

The border crossing authority announced the cessation of work at border crossings (land, sea and air) during the period of parliamentary elections.

The agency confirmed that it would announce a detailed statement of the procedure.

The parliamentary elections will be held on May 12 this Saturday.

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URGENT Iraq closes all its land, air and sea contests during election period

Release date: 2018/5/8 10:58 • 368 times read

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) announced the establishment of border crossings, to stop work at the border crossings (land, sea and air) during the period of parliamentary elections.

The agency confirmed that it would announce a detailed statement of the procedure. 
The parliamentary elections will be held on May 12 this Saturday

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Information / Baghdad ...

The border crossing authority announced Wednesday the closure of border crossings and airports for 24 hours during the elections.

"The border crossing authority decided to close the border crossings and airports for 24 hours during the elections," Al-Iraqiya news channel reported.

A source in the Ministry of the Interior has confirmed earlier, that the closure of the ports will begin from 12 pm on Friday night, and until the twelfth of Saturday night. Ending / 25

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A 24-hour curfew in Baghdad from Friday night to Saturday

 

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A security source in Baghdad province said on Wednesday that the capital will witness a curfew on Saturday.

The source told "Al-Ghad Press" that "the capital Baghdad will witness a curfew from 12 pm on Friday night until 12 pm on Saturday night, so it was necessary to mention."

The source added that "there is an exception to some of the wheels, including carrying the UNHCR bags distributed today."
 

The next Saturday will witness the holding of parliamentary elections in the capital Baghdad and other provinces.

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Today .. The start of the special voting and voting abroad

10/5/2018 12:00 am   BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The  heroes of the armed forces and members of the Iraqi communities abroad voted Thursday to choose their candidates for the parliamentary elections in the first steps of the election, which is expected to witness wide participation, especially in light of the high rates witnessed by the distribution of voter cards. Was more than 86 percent for the special ballot.  This comes at a time when the Independent High Electoral Commission set the electoral deadlock, which begins at seven in the morning on Friday, and while the Supreme Electoral Security Committee issued a set of directives on the day of the ballot, the Secretariat of Baghdad, it will launch a major campaign to remove all election propaganda once completed The electoral vote on the twelfth of this month. In the middle of that picture, the Commission reiterated in a statement to Al-Sabah, its emphasis on "the rigidity of the electronic devices used in the elections" expected to "announce the preliminary results within a period not exceeding 24 hours."  Meanwhile, coinciding with the start of the elections, the Popular Brigades have tightened their procedures to secure the entire border with Syria to prevent any infiltration by terrorists.  "The total number of cards at the level of the special ballot reached 904 thousand and 950 cards, of which 794,591 cards were distributed and 86.08 percent, " said UNHCR spokesman Karim al-Tamimi   . "The Commission has clear procedures for transferring the results from all 52,000 stations in all of Iraq after the end of the electoral process on Saturday through the VSAT," said a member of the Board of Commissioners, And the satellite to the center located in the National Office, pointing to the impossibility of penetrating this very sound system   .

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The Iraqi community in Germany chooses its representatives in parliament

 

 Since 2018-05-10 at 10:57 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

Hundreds of members of the Iraqi community arrived in Germany on Thursday morning to the polling stations to choose their representatives in the next parliament.

The special voting process for foreign nationals in 21 countries began this morning.

The Electoral Commission opened seven centers in Germany in the cities of Cologne, Kiel, Berlin, Mannheim, Stuttgart and Hanover to allow 37,000 voters to participate in the elections.

 

 

 

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Iraq: Monitoring the breakdown of polling stations and violations of polling operations

 

 Since 2018-05-10 at 12:53 (Baghdad time)

Follow-up of Mawazine News

Six hours after the start of the special vote in the Iraqi elections, a lack of electronic voting equipment was observed in some polling stations, violations in a number of provinces and the closing of polling stations in Australia and New Zealand after the first day of voting.

Baghdad Operations Commander Lieutenant General Jalil al-Rubaie complained about the breakdown of electronic voting machines at a number of polling stations for the military in the capital, adding that there were contacts with officials of the Electoral Commission to end the problem.

Six hours after the start of the vote, 300 thousand members of the armed forces cast their votes in the polling stations nationwide from one million to 200 thousand eligible to vote.

For his part, the coordinator of the network, "Shams" for monitoring the election Hawker Gto that the first hours of voting witnessed a series of violations monitored by the network in the provinces of the Kurdistan region.

"Of these violations delay the opening of centers in a number of districts of the province of Dohuk in Soran and Amadiyah in the Kurdistan region, as well as disparity in the application of procedures."

He pointed out that "other violations in the provinces of Kirkuk, northeast of Baghdad and Salahaddin northwest of Baghdad, and said that" there are centers that did not allow observers from the competent organizations to enter Tuz Khurmatu and Dakuq and other areas. "

He stressed that "not yet registered any pressures or threats exercised on members of the security services to vote for one of the parties or candidates," but he said, "But there are individual cases recorded in our report in the Kurdistan region, Kirkuk and Salahuddin."

Elections of the Diaspora

As the general parliamentary elections in Iraq take place on Saturday, Iraqis from Australia and New Zealand were the first to finish their first day of two-day balloting, benefiting from the time difference with Iraq. Security forces and prisoners began casting their votes inside Iraq this morning, Exterior Two days.

The security forces have started pre-emptive security measures to start the polling and blocked the movement of motorcycles and trucks in Baghdad from last night to the end of the elections on Saturday evening and announced a ban on movement between the country's 18 provinces on the day of general elections.

For its part, warned the Federal Police Command citizens to carry mobile phones when entering polling stations and gathering in places close to these centers.

And called on citizens to cooperate with their employees to make the electoral process a success. "Terrorism uses rumor and psychological warfare, which requires not to believe the malicious rumors that are meant to disturb the election day.

The police also warned of strange objects in the streets and near the polling stations and called for not to open bags and things suspected and to inform the security services immediately, in addition to monitoring and monitoring suspicious persons and strangers. All those entering polling stations and complying with security instructions and procedures were searched.

Iraqis and foreigners launched the vote

Australian and New Zealanders began voting in the two countries out of 21 countries where the 850,000 eligible voters would vote. In addition to these two countries, the Iraqis of Jordan, Turkey and Iran have started voting this morning before other countries as it is an approach to the timing of Iraq.

The Iraqi Electoral Commission has set up offices in 13 countries and polling stations in 8 Arab and foreign countries: Jordan, Turkey, Iran, UAE, Lebanon, Egypt, Denmark, Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Canada, America, Sweden, Australia, Norway, Austria, Finland , Belgium, New Zealand, Syria, France.

And the opening of 63 polling stations in these countries containing 684 polling stations and formed the United States of America the most among these countries in the number of polling stations because of the large number of members of the Iraqi community and Turkey comes in the number of those centers where the results will be transferred to Iraqis abroad via satellite Industrial as are the results of internal elections.

Special ballot

For their part, members of the armed forces, patients and prisoners began this morning to cast their votes throughout Iraq, 48 hours before the general ballot scheduled Saturday.

The special voting includes one million and 200,000 voters of the armed forces, the sick and the prisoners. The electronic equipment was deployed to vote in the 2000 polling stations. The stations were secured, with 133,000 local observers, 74,000 observers of Iraqi observation networks and 2008 international observers.

Abadi prevents candidates from entering the barracks

 

The Prime Minister ordered the commander-in-chief of the armed forces Haider Abadi to prevent candidates for the elections to visit military and security sites and keep them away from the electoral competition.

A source in the Ministry of the Interior that Abadi directed to prevent candidates from visiting military and security sites and keep them away from the electoral competition for security necessities and non-occupancy of security forces for its functions.

For his part, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on members of the security forces to elect new faces of independent technocrats away from sectarianism. "Thank you brotherhood of love in all the security forces and my hope for you so great to preserve your blood and your symptoms and your money and even your Iraq."

He added: "In order not to go your great efforts that liberated Iraq from rotten terrorism, improve your choice and do not bow to pressure and temptations, we hope you after God, as you liberated Iraq from urging liberate Iraq from corruption and spoilers.

In another message to the Iraqis abroad, Sadr called on them to participate in the liberation of Iraq, which he described as a prisoner .. He said: "O beloved expatriates wherever you are peace, mercy and blessings be upon you and your Iraq and you are in your West, your Iraq remained prisoner of corruption after being freed from occupation and terrorism.

He stressed to them by saying, "Free him with your votes that you give to the righteous of the candidates and do not give them to the corrupt experimenter. We ask Allah to be a support for Iraq and Iraq will be your tent."

6898 candidates compete for 329 parliamentary seats in the elections, including 4,972 male and 2014 female candidates. Eight thousand polling stations across the country have been allocated to receive voters.

 

This is the fourth election in the history of Iraq in the post-fall of the regime of former President Saddam Hussein in 2003 and according to the Supreme Electoral Commission, more than 24 million and 200 thousand Iraqis are entitled to vote in the elections out of Iraq's total population of 38 million and 854 thousand people to elect a parliament A new Iraqi with 328 members

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UNHCR denies the announcement of partial results of the election of the private and foreign

 

 Since 2018-05-10 at 12:50 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Independent Electoral Commission (IHEC) denied on Thursday the announcement of any partial results of the current polling in Iraq and the special vote for members of the security forces.

The head of the electoral administration of the Commission Riad Badran in a statement received / Mawazine News / copy, that "the announcement of the announcement of partial results of the 2018 parliamentary elections for the outside and private is not true," pointing out that "all results will be announced after the end of the general vote."

Badran called on the media to "be careful in the transmission of news."

He denied the head of the electoral administration, "what was reported in the media of large faults in the voting machines," asserting that "the electoral process is proceeding with high motivation."

The special voting process was launched abroad this morning.

The elections are contested by 320 political parties, coalitions and electoral lists, distributed as follows: 88 electoral lists, 205 political entities and 27 electoral alliances, through 7,367 candidates.

The parliamentary seats are distributed to the 18 Iraqi governorates according to their respective census. Baghdad receives 71 seats, Ninawa 34, Basra 25, Dhi Qar 19, Sulaymaniyah 18, Babil 17, Erbil 16 and Anbar 15.

While Diyala has 14 seats, Kirkuk 13, Najaf, Dahuk and Salahuddin 12 seats each, Diwaniyah, Karbala and Wasit 11 seats in each province, Maysan 10 seats, and Muthanna 7. Ended 29 / a 43

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The Commission issues an explanation on the members who have not been identified by special voting lists

 

 Since 2018-05-10 at 13:15 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Independent Electoral Commission (IHEC) confirmed on Thursday that those who did not appear on the special ballot lists would vote in the general vote.

A member of the Board of Commissioners of the Commission accredited Almosawi in an interview with the official channel, and his follower / Mawazin News, "that" did not show his name of the members of the security forces in the lists of private voting, they will vote in the general vote. "

The special voting process began this morning for all types of armed forces in Baghdad and the provinces.

The elections are contested by 320 political parties, coalitions and electoral lists, distributed as follows: 88 electoral lists, 205 political entities and 27 electoral alliances, through 7,367 candidates.

The parliamentary seats are distributed to the 18 Iraqi governorates according to their respective census. Baghdad receives 71 seats, Ninawa 34, Basra 25, Dhi Qar 19, Sulaymaniyah 18, Babil 17, Erbil 16 and Anbar 15.

While Diyala has 14 seats, Kirkuk 13, Najaf, Dahuk and Salahuddin 12 seats each, Diwaniyah, Karbala and Wasit 11 seats in each province, Maysan 10 seats, and Muthanna 7. Ended 29 / a 43

 

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An external election unit announces the number of voters for parliamentary elections in the UAE and Iran

 

 Since 2018-05-10 at 12:59 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

A foreign election unit announced on Thursday the number of voters for parliamentary elections in the UAE and Iran.

"The number of voters in Iran has reached 2833 so far," said the head of the elections unit, Matin al-Jadrji.

"The number of voters in the UAE has reached 278 voters so far," he added.

He pointed out that "preparations are under way to open polling stations in Canada and America."

The elections are contested by 320 political parties, coalitions and electoral lists, distributed as follows: 88 electoral lists, 205 political entities and 27 electoral alliances, through 7,367 candidates.

The parliamentary seats are distributed to the 18 Iraqi governorates according to their respective census. Baghdad receives 71 seats, Ninawa 34, Basra 25, Dhi Qar 19, Sulaymaniyah 18, Babil 17, Erbil 16 and Anbar 15.

While Diyala has 14 seats, Kirkuk 13, Najaf, Dahuk and Salahuddin 12 seats each, Diwaniyah, Karbala and Wasit 11 seats in each province, Maysan 10 seats, and Muthanna 7. Ended 29 / a 43

 

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Urgent: UNHCR sets time for "electoral silence"

 

Local Affairs  Wednesday, May 09, 2018 at 16:57 pm (1024 views)

Urgent: UNHCR sets time for "electoral silence"

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The electoral commission announced on Wednesday that the electoral silence will begin at 7:00 am on Friday, indicating that the number of recipients of election cards reached more than 76%.

"We have taken precautionary measures on election day by not using mobile phones inside the polling station," UNHCR spokesman Karim al-Tamimi told a news conference in Baghdad today.

Tamimi added that "the electoral silence begins at seven o'clock on Friday morning."

For his part, confirmed the member of the Commission accredited Almosawi during the conference that "all the equipment for the elections were completed from ink, seals and electronic devices," pointing out that "the number of cards distributed exceeded 10 million, or more than 76%."

The campaign for the Iraqi parliamentary elections began Saturday morning (April 14), in which thousands of candidates compete, to get the 328 seats in parliament.

The Iraqi parliamentary elections are the first 2018 to take place in the country, after the defeat of the organization "Daqash" end of last year, and the second since the US withdrawal from Iraq in 2011.

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50 minutes ago, yota691 said:

UNHCR denies the announcement of partial results of the election of the private and foreign

 

 Since 2018-05-10 at 12:50 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Independent Electoral Commission (IHEC) denied on Thursday the announcement of any partial results of the current polling in Iraq and the special vote for members of the security forces.

The head of the electoral administration of the Commission Riad Badran in a statement received / Mawazine News / copy, that "the announcement of the announcement of partial results of the 2018 parliamentary elections for the outside and private is not true," pointing out that "all results will be announced after the end of the general vote."

Badran called on the media to "be careful in the transmission of news."

He denied the head of the electoral administration, "what was reported in the media of large faults in the voting machines," asserting that "the electoral process is proceeding with high motivation."

The special voting process was launched abroad this morning.

The elections are contested by 320 political parties, coalitions and electoral lists, distributed as follows: 88 electoral lists, 205 political entities and 27 electoral alliances, through 7,367 candidates.

The parliamentary seats are distributed to the 18 Iraqi governorates according to their respective census. Baghdad receives 71 seats, Ninawa 34, Basra 25, Dhi Qar 19, Sulaymaniyah 18, Babil 17, Erbil 16 and Anbar 15.

While Diyala has 14 seats, Kirkuk 13, Najaf, Dahuk and Salahuddin 12 seats each, Diwaniyah, Karbala and Wasit 11 seats in each province, Maysan 10 seats, and Muthanna 7. Ended 29 / a 43

Maliki gets two seats because of his ginormous behind and his head/ego takes up three seats. So all together Maliki gets five seats. Kommon Kore math alive and well in Iraq.

Edited May 10, 2018 by Theseus

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A large turnout by Iraqi voters on polling stations in Beirut

Date of release: 2018/5/10 11:07 • 208 times read

 

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Completion of logistical and technical operations related to election day Saturday

Release date: 2018/5/10 9:26 • 185 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad] 
Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers confirmed the completion of the various logistical and technical operations associated with the day of the general election in the parliamentary elections scheduled for next Saturday. "The government is working with the Independent Electoral Commission to provide all the necessary facilities that allow the voter the right to cast his vote without any trouble," Ali al-Alaq said in a statement to the secretariat. In particular the right to vote for displaced persons. " 
"The right to vote and to ensure the safety of elections in the liberated areas is to guarantee the right of displaced persons to participate. All available means have been made available to prevent any citizens, especially IDPs, from being deprived of their right to vote and vote." 
The two sides discussed "the latest developments concerning the displaced, the most important of which is securing their participation in the parliamentary elections in the coming days."
For his part, Gedo expressed his optimism that the participation rate in the elections is high, adding that the situation in Iraq today is generally stable and secure thanks to the great victory achieved on terrorism, which will certainly be a strong incentive for voters.

 

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Open polling stations in the United States

Editorial Date: 2018/5/10 14:18 • 62 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Independent Electoral Commission announced the opening of polling stations for Iraqi voters in the United States .. Follow

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Open polling stations for Iraqi voters in Canada

Editorial Date: 2018/5/10 15:03 • 19 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Independent High Electoral Commission announced the opening of polling stations for Iraqi voters in Canada .. Followed

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Urgent Opening of polling stations abroad in the Netherlands and Lebanon

Release date: 2018/5/10 9:22 • 79 times scheduled

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Polling stations opened their doors to Iraqi voters in Lebanon and Helmand at 7 pm on Thursday to vote in the House of Representatives elections.

Polling stations in the Netherlands will close four centers and Lebanon at 6 pm Baghdad time. 
Outside elections are held in 21 countries and over two days 10 and 11 May, and began in New Zealand, Australia, Iran, UAE, Turkey, France and Finland Egypt. 
The Electoral Commission expects 850,000 Iraqi voters to take part in the two-day elections, which will last for 10 and 11 days

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The Commission sets the date for the announcement of the results of the ballot abroad

The Independent Electoral Commission announced the date of announcing the results of the vote for the House of Representatives elections abroad.

The head of the electoral district in the Commission, Riad Badran said in a statement that the date of announcing the results of the ballot abroad will be after the end of the general ballot inside Saturday, adding that the special voting process for the security forces and the voting of the Iraqi communities took place with high flow.

Badran said that the results of the polling of the Iraqi communities abroad will arrive after the closing of the polling stations to the headquarters of the Commission and will be ready for the announcement, noting that the Commission will not announce so as not to be material for media promotion by lists of the highest votes.

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Open election centers in America to receive Iraqi voters

 

Thursday, 10 May

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad announced that the Electoral Commission, on Thursday, the opening of polling stations in the United States , marking the start of the reception of Iraqi voters in America. "The polling stations in the United States have been opened to receive Iraqi voters," Safa al-Ghazali  , the Office of the Electoral Commission in Washington, said in an emergency broadcast on state television.  On Thursday (May 10, 2018), the election process for the internal security forces and the armed forces to elect the members of the Federal Council of Representatives for its fourth legislative session was set to begin on Saturday.

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All logistic and technical preparations for the voting in Iraqi parliamentary election had been finished, according to secretary-general of the cabinet Ali al-Allaq on Thursday.

The government made sure that all preparations to facilitate the voting process to all citizens, especially the displaced, Allaq affirmed, adding that the government is coordinating with the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC).

The security and military personnel, convicts and prisoners started casting their ballots in early morning of Thursday in the parliamentary election Iraq is witnessing.

The government will impose a car curfew starting from Friday midnight until the same time of Saturday, besides closing all air, land and sea ports of Iraq at the same period.

Iraq holds legislative election by May 12. The integrity of this election is questionable. Clerics and politicians say fraud will happen due to the control of militias over the polling centers.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/27139/Government-finishes-all-logistical-preparations-for-parliamentary-election

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No problems, Delays or Postponements accomplishing this, huh.

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Abadi in a landslide!!!  

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Abadi in a landslide!!!  

 

And Maliki buried underneath the “ landslide “ !!!!