Parliamentary legality: The current parliament has full powers

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Blackshart to Shafak News: The October elections will be different

 

 2021-10-05 05:01

 

 

Shafaq News/ The representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Iraq, Jenin Plasschaert, said on Tuesday that the legislative elections that will be held on the tenth of this month will be different from the previous elections.

 

"These elections have the ability to be different in several respects, as from us we will be able to provide greater assistance in the monitoring process, while benefiting from previous lessons for the success of these elections," Plasschaert told Shafaq News Agency on the sidelines of a press conference she held in Baghdad. The electoral process is also different today from what it was in the 2018 elections.”

 

She added, "I repeat what I said earlier that the United Nations will be an effective partner to ensure the integrity of the elections, and it is essential that these elections be completely different from the 2018 elections," adding, "Based on the recent simulation yesterday, I am pleased to confirm that these elections will be completely different from the previous ones."

 

She explained, "It was a set of previous observations and procedures that had to be changed, and their course re-corrected, and this is what is currently being worked on," noting that "all current efforts are to prevent a recurrence of the events of 2018".

 

And she indicated that "the United Nations worked hard to prevent any fraud, as well as the current efforts are in the same framework to prevent fraud in Kirkuk and any other region," explaining that "the elections are not necessarily to change people alone, but rather to change the political track."

 

She stressed that "there are important measures that have been taken to reduce any fraud that may occur in these elections... Therefore, I tell you, this election is different from the previous one."

 

She explained that "the United Nations for the first time has a different mandate now," adding, "I know that there are fears, anger and great disappointment, as we saw through the demonstrations, so the elections came and we are doing what we can to make the elections fair, different and transparent, and after the elections we will continue our work in Iraq."

She pointed out that "our mandate today is different from the mandate given to us in the 2018 elections to avoid many previous mistakes, and the electoral climate today is different from previous climates," adding, "I was close to Tahrir Square, and these elections are a demand of the demonstrators."

 

 

 

 

Candidates for the legislative elections are competing in 83 electoral districts, unlike the previous elections, where Iraq was divided into 18 districts, meaning that each province's candidates shared one electoral district. The total number of general polling stations is 8273, while the number of private polling stations (members of the Ministries of Defense, Interior and other security categories) is 595.

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a deputy for al-fateh to “al-ahd news”: the elections will include surprises

Author: Ahad6 On 10/06/2021 - 2:39 PM  15th

On Wednesday, Al-Fateh Alliance representative Ashwaq Karim expected surprises in the parliamentary elections next week.

In an interview with Al-Ahed News, Karim said, "The current elections are different from the previous elections, because the Iraqi provinces were divided into several districts."

She added that "the result of the elections and the ballot boxes will determine who is the largest bloc," noting that "if the Al-Fateh coalition gets the votes that qualify it to form the largest bloc, it will form the government."

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al-saadi: the data of the al-fateh alliance will qualify him to nominate the prime minister

Author: AhadNA3 On 10/06/2021 - 3:03 PM  6

A member of the Political Bureau of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Saad al-Saadi, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the data provided by the Al-Fateh Alliance in the recent period will qualify him to form the government and name the next prime minister.

Al-Saadi said in a statement to Al-Ahed News that "the Al-Fateh Alliance, according to the real data that it presented in the current period, has gained acceptance and great support from the Iraqi people, especially after we witnessed the national and practical positions adopted by the Al-Fateh Alliance in the previous stage, during which major crises passed. The country faces many challenges, such as the security and economic conditions, as well as external and internal challenges.”

He added, "The Al-Fateh coalition is the one who has confronted all the crises that are going through the country, especially the demands to expel the occupation forces, confront the terrorist ISIS, and the continuous support for the people of the Popular Mobilization, preserving the sovereignty of the country and defending the holy sites."

 He pointed out that "all the data provided by the Al-Fateh alliance in the recent period will qualify it to form the government and nominate the prime minister by obtaining the majority of parliamentary seats," noting that "the Al-Fateh alliance will be the owner of the largest bloc in the upcoming elections."

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The Iraqi elections...the military, the displaced and the sick vote tomorrow

07-10-2021 | 15:21 Source : Al-Nahar Al-Arabi

 

Policemen in front of a polling station (AFP)

About one million seventy-five thousand and 727 Iraqi military voters will go to the polls tomorrow, Friday, to elect their representatives, distributed over 595 polling stations in all governorates of Iraq, two days before the general elections.

120,126 displaced persons and hundreds of hospital and prison inmates are also entitled to vote in special polling stations.

The Iraqi Electoral Commission announced the completion of preparations for holding the elections, stressing that the Security Committee is working to secure the electoral process completely, especially that the government is keen to conduct fair elections in accordance with international standards.

The elections will start next Sunday for civilians, amid strict security measures, and under international and local supervision and oversight to ensure their integrity.

The commission identified the categories covered by the special vote, namely: the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Defense, the Counter-Terrorism Service, the Ministry of Interior of the Kurdistan Region, the Ministry of Peshmerga, and the displaced, in addition to the Iraqi prison inmates .

 

 

 

The popular crowd

 

The Commission refused to include the members of the "Popular Mobilization" in the special vote, for "technical reasons".

And the assistant spokeswoman for the commission, Nibras Abu Souda, explained that "the electoral commission had addressed the Popular Mobilization Authority in order to provide it with the data of its affiliates to be included in the special vote, but the commission was significantly late in providing the names ."

The crowd denounced the authorities' decision not to include it in the special voting arrangements in the early parliamentary elections, along the lines of the security forces .

Tens of thousands of Popular Mobilization fighters are supposed to vote on Sunday, like any other citizen in their constituencies, but achieving this is difficult because they are spread throughout the country .

Hussain Al-Hindawi

Today, Thursday, Adviser to the Prime Minister for Elections, Hussain Al-Hindawi, announced the number of voters who will participate in the special ballot, while noting that about 500 foreign media professionals will cover the electoral process .

Al-Hindawi said, in a statement, that "the number of military voters who have the right to vote in the special ballot tomorrow, Friday, is one million and seventy-five thousand and 727 voters," noting that "their vote will take place in 595 electoral centers comprising 2548 polling stations distributed neatly among all Iraq's governorates. ".

Al-Hindawi added, "The special vote will also include the casting of 120,126 displaced people in 86 polling centers by 309 polling stations, in addition to the voting of hundreds of hospital and prison inmates at special polling stations," noting that "715 international observers will be deployed in all polling stations ."

He continued, "About 500 foreign media professionals will cover the electoral process, which is the widest of its kind in the region," reiterating "the need to abide by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's directive to the security forces to adhere to complete neutrality during the special voting process and to prevent officers from exerting any pressure on the government." The soldiers cast their votes for any political party or candidate participating in this electoral competition, and that any form of pressure will be severely held accountable .”

Al-Hindawi assured "members of the security forces that the voting is completely secret and it is not possible to know who voted for them 

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iraq.. determining the date for announcing the final election results

Author: AhadNA1 On 10/7/2021 - 3:57 PM  1

Today, Thursday, the Electoral Commission, the date for announcing the final election results, while indicating that there are 24 sites available to citizens to follow the electoral process.

Member of the IHEC Media Committee, Imad Jamil Mohsen, said, "The citizen was given the opportunity to follow up on the details of the electoral process through 24 websites, including the visual, print and audio platforms of the Iraqi media network, in addition to the commission."

He added, "The citizen will follow the progress of the results from the stations to the receivers."

Regarding the manual counting and sorting process, Mohsen stressed, “The electronic counting and sorting devices will prepare, sort and announce the preliminary results within 24 hours in the stations,” noting that “the number of stations is 55 thousand, including 41 thousand stations for public voting, 2584 stations for special voting, and 309 stations for the displaced. Six stations for the displaced.

He continued, "The election law obligates us to open a station in each polling center that is chosen by lottery to conduct the manual counting and sorting process and match it with the results of electronic counting and sorting," noting that "in the event the results differ, the polling center stations will be reopened and recounted manually."

And he indicated that "this is followed by consideration of complaints and appeals for three days, after which they are referred to the Electoral Court," explaining that "the final election results will be announced within ten days."

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The Electoral Commission evaluates the special voting process: we are ready for any emergency

•  Time: 10/08/2021 09:45:13
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Electoral Commission announced, on Friday, the full preparations for the general suffrage, while pointing out that we have alternative plans for any emergency.

Electoral Commission spokeswoman Jumana Al-Ghalay said in a televised interview: "The media is allowed to film the private voting process, except for the polling booth, as it is secret and it is forbidden to photograph it." 

She added, "The turnout for the special vote is very good and is going smoothly, and the government has harnessed all its institutions to serve the special voting process." 

And she added, "The voting process is highly coordinated, preparations are complete for the general suffrage, and we have alternative plans for any contingency." 

And she added, "Private voting is no less important than general voting, and there are local observers who attended the polling stations and they have the right to file a complaint about any defect that may occur." 

She concluded by saying, "Counting and sorting will take place after the end of the special poll, but the results will not be announced," noting that "the announcement of the preliminary results will be within 24 hours after the end of the general vote." 

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In the middle of the polling road... Al-Kazemi issues a directive regarding special voting

•  Time: 10/08/2021 13:28:33
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{Umniah: Al Furat News} The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, issued a directive regarding the special vote.

The spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji, said in a press conference this afternoon: "There was a direct contact from the Commander in Chief of the Baghdad Operations Commander with clear and clear directives that they be at a high pace and that there would be no pressure on the affiliates during the vote and that the intelligence effort would continue."

He pointed out that "the (memory stick) of the results of the special ballot will be airlifted and the ballot boxes will be returned to their warehouses," stressing "the continuation of security and military operations."

He pointed out that "a person has been arrested and we have intelligence that he has other things to do."

This Friday morning, polling stations began at seven o'clock for the special vote, amid strict security measures and a heavy flight of the air force.

Members of the security forces, the displaced and the inmates in prisons participate in the poll.

The number of those covered by the security services reached 1,075,727, and 595 polling stations were opened for them, with 2,584 stations.

As for the displaced, their number is 120,126, in 86 polling stations, with 309 stations.

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In numbers.. The Commission announces preliminary percentages for participation in the special vote

•  Time: 10/08/2021 14:11:09
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Electoral Commission issued a midday report for the special voting centers in the House of Representatives elections issued by the Operations Department of the Commission.

The report included the percentage of participation in the special voting in each governorate since the beginning of the polling hour.

Karbala had the highest participation rate with 48%, while Baghdad / Rusafa had the lowest participation rate with 31%.

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In the table.. The Electoral Commission reveals the percentage of participation in the special ballot and indicates violations

 

 2021-10-08 08:11

 

Shafaq News/ The Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq announced, on Friday, the percentage of participants in the special ballot, while it indicated that there were violations.

The deputy spokesperson of the Commission, Nibras Abu Souda, told Shafaq News Agency, "The participation rate until noon (at 12 noon) reached 36%, and the first governorate with participation rate was Babel by 48%, followed by Dhi Qar governorate second and Maysan third with 45%."

Abu Souda added, "Promoting within 100 meters of the electoral center for a particular bloc or candidate is a grave violation, the penalty for which is from a fine to exclusion from participation and withholding of votes."

And she added, "The commission received a huge number of photos and videos showing the mobilization of certain blocs or candidates by the security forces, some of which were violations represented by filming inside the electoral center, and the punishment in the last case is borne by the electoral center official."

And the spokesperson of the Commission called on anyone who has any information or any evidence of the existence of the breach to "submit it for the purpose of assisting the Commission in imposing its procedures against the violators."

In addition, the Director of the Office of the Electoral Commission in Basra Governorate, Haider Al-Silawi, confirmed that the elections are taking place smoothly.

Al-Silawi told Shafaq News Agency, "There is no malfunction in the voting devices, and the number of participants reached 55 thousand from all security forces."

In a related context, the Director of the Office of the Electoral Commission in Wasit Governorate, Haidar Jaber, told Shafak News Agency, that there is "no malfunction in the voting machines.

And Jaber said, "The voting rate now in the coming hours is 10 percent of the total of 21,920 special votes."

In Wasit Governorate, the percentage of voting reached 37 percent out of 22 thousand members, according to the director of the Wasit Elections Commission.

In Karbala, the outcome of the mid-term report in the province reached 11,250 people who voted, with the participation of 25 thousand members until 12 noon, with 13 stations and 61 private voting stations.

The Karbala Elections Commission stated, "Among the stations, there is one station for the displaced," noting that "the participation rate until 12 noon was 41%."

For his part, the Director of the Office of the Electoral Commission in Anbar Governorate, Nusrat Ayad, confirmed today, Friday, that "the percentage of voting for Anbar Governorate reached 33%, until 12:00 pm."

Iyad explained to "Shafaq News", "There are three positions regarding the voting rates, which are opening, middle and closing, and the middle rate was 33%, noting that the polling stations close at six in the evening."

He pointed out that "the percentage of voting is good, because the polling stations opened at seven in the morning, and the voting rate was to twelve, that is, within five hours only 33% of the voters voted, within the special vote, and six hours remain to announce the final percentage." .

Ayad denied what was reported by some social media sites about news that "an influential party in Anbar stormed the third station in the Jerusalem Center in Fallujah, with the cooperation of the station's director and a police brigade commander, and prevented the entry of observers of political entities by force of arms and threats."

He continued by saying that "this news is inaccurate and has nothing to do with reality, and the elections are going smoothly and according to the procedures prepared by the Operations Department in the National Office, and no violation was recorded inside the polling stations."

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Electoral Commission: More than 435,000 voters participated in the special vote until midday

Friday 08 October 2021 15:03 | political Number of readings: 92

Baghdad / NINA / - The Electoral Commission announced that more than 435,000 voters participated in the special vote until midday./End 8

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THE UNITED NATIONS COMMENTS ON THE LAUNCH OF THE POLLS FOR IRAQ

 

 

Friday, October 8, 2021 9:48 am

Baghdad/National News Center

Today, Friday, the United Nations Mission, UNAMI, suspended the launch of special voting in Iraq.

The mission said in a tweet on the social networking site Twitter, that "on election day, Iraqis should have the confidence to vote as they please, in an environment free of pressure, intimidation and threats."

UNAMI called on "all parties to respect the freedom of any Iraqi to vote for candidates of his choice."

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COMMISSION: WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE PLANS FOR ANY CONTINGENCY, AND THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL VOTE ARE NOT ANNOUNCED 

 

 

Friday, October 8, 2021 9:51 AM

Baghdad/National News Center

The Independent High Electoral Commission announced, on Friday, that the results of the special vote will not be announced today, confirming full preparations for general suffrage and we have alternative plans for any emergency.

Commission spokeswoman, Jumana Al-Ghalai, said in an interview with the official agency, that "the special voting process started smoothly today," noting that "the results of the special vote will not be announced today."

Al-Ghalay added that "the special vote is no less important than the general vote," explaining that "the commission is ready for any emergency."

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UNAMI denies allegations of irregularities in the special ballot

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 Baghdad: morning

 

The United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) denied allegations of irregularities recorded on the special polling day in which security forces, prison inmates and the displaced participated, while the representative of the European Union mission revealed that there are 90 teams that will monitor the general vote tomorrow, Sunday.

"We have seen media reports saying that a United Nations observer has complained to the Electoral Commission about electoral irregularities in the special ballot, which is an allegation categorically false," the mission said in a tweet on Twitter.

"If the UN observers see anything of concern, they will report it to the UN," she added.

The Independent High Electoral Commission had confirmed yesterday, Friday, that no violations were recorded in the voting of the security forces, the displaced and the prison inmates.

For her part, the representative of the European Union mission to Iraq, Viola von Cramon, said yesterday, Friday: "We have 10 teams that monitored the special vote in Iraq."

"The mission will have 90 teams observing the general vote that will take place on Sunday," she added.

The special polling process ended on Friday evening, while the High Elections Commission confirmed earlier that 1,075,727 security personnel, 120,126 displaced voters, and 676 inmates in prisons are included in voting, to elect candidates for parliament.

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Our heroes in the security and military forces are voting

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 Baghdad: Muhannad Abdul-Wahhab and Omar 

Abdul Latif

Amidst strict and streamlined security measures, the special polling for the parliamentary elections was successfully held yesterday, Friday, October 8, in which hundreds of thousands of our armed forces of all kinds, the segment of displaced citizens and inmates sentenced for less than 5 years participated since 7 am. The security leaders and supervisory authorities expressed their satisfaction with the progress of the process. electoral.

Polling stations opened for private voting at 7:00 am on Friday morning, Baghdad time, in the first "early" parliamentary elections in the country since 2003.

And the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) called in a tweet on the social networking site “Twitter” to respect the freedom of the voter, and indicated that “on election day, Iraqis should have the confidence to vote as they wish, in an environment free of pressure, intimidation and threats,” and called ( UNAMI) "all parties to respect the freedom of any Iraqi to vote for candidates of his choice." 

The Security Media Cell also issued a statement regarding the influx of security services to the polling stations. The cell said in the statement: "Since the first hour of the eighth day of October, the heroes of the security services of all kinds have flocked to the polling stations to actively participate in the voting for the security forces, amid a high-level professional organization in this electoral wedding in all governorates of Iraq."

One million, 196,453 voters, including members of the army and security forces, the displaced, and prison inmates, will participate in this poll, a day before the start of the general voting process tomorrow, Sunday, October 10.

Meanwhile, the official spokesman for the Elections Commission, Jumana Al-Ghalay, told Al-Sabah: "The special vote that started yesterday morning and continued during the day included the armed forces and security services, as well as the displaced and prison inmates (those sentenced to less than 5 years), and a number of centers were opened. 595 for special voting by 2584 stations, all of which are close to the locations of the security and military forces, as well as their spread throughout the governorates of Iraq.

She added, "Voting was also launched for the 120,126 displaced voters, which opened for them 186 polling centers with 309 stations. It also includes the 27 IDP camps spread in Dohuk 16, Sulaymaniyah 4, Erbil 6 and Nineveh 1, and the camps in Nineveh 1 are included among the stations. throughout Iraq, as well as the nearby camps, to the places where the displaced are located.

And she indicated that, "671 voters were opened to polling stations for prison inmates sentenced to less than 5 years, 6 stations were allocated to them, all of them started at seven in the morning. They are prison inmates in Dohuk, Wasit, Muthanna and Sulaymaniyah," noting that "the number of international monitoring teams has reached more than Of the 1500 who were accredited, a number of local observers, whose registration and accreditation amounted to 147,152 local observers, as well as the representatives of political parties, who numbered 457,709, were launched.

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Today, electoral silence

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 Baghdad: morning

 

Today, Saturday, the electoral silence begins, while the Supreme Security Committee for the elections called on Friday the political forces and the participating candidates to abide by it, and confirmed that it would report any violations.

The head of the committee, Lieutenant-General Abdul-Amir Al-Shammari, said in a press conference: "The turnout was great by the security forces at the polling stations," stressing that "no security violations were recorded and there are violations based on complaints that are currently being investigated." 

He pointed out that "the transfer of the memory stick will be carried out by the army and the air force, and in Baghdad it will be transported by land."

The Independent High Electoral Commission had confirmed that the number of voters who voted in the special ballot was 821,000, or 69%.

On the other hand, the Media and Communications Commission stated that the media have no right to broadcast electoral propaganda when the electoral silence begins at six in the morning, Saturday the ninth with October.

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The Commission announces that the results of the manual counting and the electronic sorting are 100% compatible with the electronic one

•  Time: 10/09/2021 09:30:25
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{Political: Al Furat News} The Independent High Electoral Commission announced today, Saturday, that the results of the manual counting and sorting match the electronic count by one hundred percent with regard to private voting.

Yesterday, Friday, the special poll was held, which included the security services, the displaced and the prisoners, and it is expected that the Iraqis will go tomorrow to the polling stations to cast their votes in the general ballot.