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Commission: UNAMI provided us with experts and we do not allow interference in the elections

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Independent High Electoral Commission announced that the role of the United Nations is to offer assistance in holding early parliamentary elections scheduled for October 10, 2021.

Commission spokeswoman Jumana Al-Ghalai said that UNAMI "has provided the commission with a number of experts who will provide the electoral work with technical and administrative advice," stressing that "the commission is ready to hold the elections on time."
She added, "The Commission requested the organization's team in the country {UNAMI} to provide it with international experts to advance the democratic process and advance its work to the best in a way that guarantees the integrity of the elections, especially since the commission applied what was stated in the Commission's Law No. (31) of 2019 in the third chapter of Article 10 and Paragraph IV which It included the accreditation of international observers, and
indicated that "the Election Commission coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send 71 invitations, including 52 to Arab and foreign embassies to monitor the electoral process, as well as 19 international organizations, and there is a response to these calls."
She pointed out that "the intention is to monitor the electoral process with its pros and cons, while the international monitoring team submits its report to its bodies, to which it belongs, and has no right to interfere in the elections, especially since the commission is an independent and impartial professional body with a moral, administrative and financial personality and is subject to the oversight of the House of Representatives." .
The United Nations announced earlier that the early parliamentary general elections in Iraq will be exclusively Iraqi, and the international community has no involvement in it.
The representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq, Jenin Blashardt, said, "The United Nations does not replace the Independent High Electoral Commission in conducting the upcoming elections, we will work to monitor the elections, and our role is to observe and inspect," noting that the government has submitted a request to the UN Security Council for the purpose of protecting the integrity of the electoral process. This will be done in several ways. ". 

According to the Electoral Commission, the number of approved parties reached 236 political parties, confirming the presence of 67 registered parties since the previous elections that expressed their desire to participate, in addition to 69 new parties that submitted their data while being registered, indicating that the number of political alliances reached 29 distributed by 25 coalitions that had previously been. The Commission registered it since the previous elections, 4 alliances registered during the current period, in addition to 8 others under registration, and 6 coalitions that expressed their desire to participate.

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Deputy for Al-Sadiqoun: we are not with International supervision, and Iraq is a sovereign State

Author: AhadNA4 On 2/12/2021 - 9:38 PM  247

The deputy of the Al-Sadiqoun bloc, Rasha Al-Hatami, confirmed, on Friday, that everyone must submit to the constitutional contexts.

Al-Hatami said in an interview with Al-Ahed TV: “Everyone must abide by the constitution and we are with the Kurdish people, pointing out that the bloc supports the oversight role of parliament and interrogations, and everyone should bear the responsibility for the monitoring role.

And she continued, "We insist on the oversight role, and the next sessions will witness several interrogations, adding," We are not with the UN supervision, and Iraq is a sovereign state. "

Al-Hatami demanded that everyone take responsibility and that early elections take place on the specified date.

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A dangerous Iraqi letter to the Security Council and the government receives one of the references .. these details

Author: Ahad8 On 2/13/2021 - 11:45 PM  896

The deputy of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hamid Al-Mousawi, revealed that the government had sent a dangerous message to the Security Council, while pointing out that the Supreme Authority sent a message to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the elections.
Al-Mousawi said in an interview with Al-Ahed channel, “We fear bias and the Security Council has a bad history with Iraq, indicating that“ international interference in forming governments and confiscating political decisions.
He added, “America’s entry on the election line makes it lose its integrity, pointing out that“ the Foreign Ministry received a message from the reference regarding the elections, and that the reference rejected in its message the international influence on the course of the elections.
"International parties will take advantage of Iraq's request to manage the electoral process, stressing that" Iraq is heading towards an abyss if the Security Council controls the elections.

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Hassan Al Kaabi: Updating the voter biometric card is a step to the success of the elections

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First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan Al Kaabi considered updating the biometric voter card as an important step that would ensure the success of the electoral process away from fraud.

And Al-Kaabi updated, according to a statement by his office, "his biometric electoral card, in response to the invitation of the Independent High Electoral Commission for the Iraqi people, and in preparation for the upcoming important early elections."

Al-Kaabi stressed "the need to update the personal data of the voters' records to obtain the biometric electoral card," noting that "the update process is an important step that will enable all voters to vote in the upcoming elections and ensure the success of the electoral process and give it full legitimacy away from cases of fraud and manipulation."

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The Commissioner: The UN will monitor the elections and reduce the candidates ’fees

•  Time: 02/17/2021 11:44:50
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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Independent High Electoral Commission confirmed that the United Nations is monitoring the early parliamentary elections scheduled for October 10.

The head of the Board of Commissioners, Jalil Adnan, said in a statement that the Euphrates News received a copy of, that "international monitoring will be over the elections, as well as from representatives of entities and the judiciary."
He pointed to "reducing the candidates' fees to two million dinars instead of five million."
The United Nations announced earlier that the early parliamentary elections in Iraq will be exclusively Iraqi, and the international community has no involvement in it. ”
The representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq, Jenin Blashart, said,“ The United Nations does not replace the Independent High Electoral Commission in conducting the next elections. Monitoring elections, and our role is to observe and inspect, "noting that the government has submitted a request to the UN Security Council for the purpose of protecting the integrity of the electoral process, and that will be done in several ways." 
According to the Electoral Commission, the number of approved parties reached 236 political parties, confirming the presence of 67 parties registered since the previous elections that expressed their desire to participate, in addition to 69 new parties that submitted their data while being registered, indicating that the number of political alliances reached 29 distributed by 25 coalitions that had previously been The Commission registered it since the previous elections, 4 alliances registered during the current period, in addition to 8 others under registration, and 6 coalitions that expressed their desire to participate.
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Electoral Commission: Completion of registration of 15 million biometric cards

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On Monday, the Electoral Commission announced that it had completed registering 15 biometric electoral cards so far, while it had completed updating another million cards.

"The UNHCR teams are continuing with procedures for registering, updating and distributing the voter biometric cards," UNHCR spokesperson Jumana Al-Ghalai told / Al-Maalouma.

He added that "the commission has so far registered more than 15 million and a half million biometric cards," noting that "the number of cards that have been updated has exceeded one million cards."

Al-Ghalay explained that "the UNHCR teams have registered so far 5,643 observers from civil society organizations and political entities to participate in monitoring the elections."

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Coordination between Iraq and the United Nations on the elections abroad

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The High Elections Commission announced that great coordination took place between the Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations regarding the elections and updating data outside the country.

"Great coordination is taking place between the commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations to facilitate biometric registration abroad," said Jumana Al-Ghalai, spokeswoman for the Electoral Commission.

Al-Ghalai added that "the commission has approved 21 Arab and foreign countries to register voters abroad, in preparation for their participation in the elections."

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Member in Parliamentary Law: Implementing the election law on the ground is difficult and nearly impossible

•  Time: 02/28/2021 09:31:39
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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) A member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Bahar Mahmoud, confirmed that implementing the House of Representatives election law on the ground in its current form is very difficult, calling for "its amendment, which has become a necessary need for free and fair elections."

Mahmoud said in a statement that the Euphrates News Agency received a copy of, that "the House of Representatives election law has many problems and needs amendments, as it is technically difficult to implement with a new commission despite their being professional judges in their field of work, but elections are a new field for them, no." Especially since the electoral system has completely changed, as well as the security, health and economic situation of the country among other difficulties that make it difficult to hold elections. " 
She added, "The elections were postponed to next October, that is, there is a time to make amendments to this law," noting that "the mass change submitted a proposal to amend this law."
Mahmoud added, "We hope to see this proposal in the coming sessions and to read it, especially the biometric paragraph, as well as the manual counting and sorting."
She emphasized, "Amending this law has become necessary because the goal of holding early elections is free and fair elections different from the 2018 elections. Without amending the law, there will be no elections that express the true will of the voters and will not differ from the 2018 elections, but rather they will be the worst" advocate "for the demonstrators and the street. The Iraqi people need to pressure to change this law. "
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The commission responds to the parliamentary legal question: there is no going back and it will be better

•  Time: 02/28/2021 14:28:15
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Electoral Commission responded to a member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee questioning the fairness of the upcoming early parliamentary elections scheduled for October 10.

Commission spokeswoman Jumana Al-Ghalai told Al-Furat News, "We are working according to the law and setting up all facilities with the United Nations advice for parties and biometric registration, and we are continuing our work according to the law," referring to the division and publication of polling stations in 83 electoral districts and ratification.
"We have come a long way in the electoral process, from the stage of registration, lists of candidates and political alliances," she added, stressing that the commission "is ready to hold the elections on time on October 10."
Al-Ghalay pointed out, "The results of the elections this time will be better than their previous ones, because voting will be according to the biometric card and considering it as one of the official documents to ensure the integrity of the elections."
She indicated, "The electronic verification devices amounting to 70,000 devices are discreet and the fingerprint in them is 100% identical. There are also devices that accelerate results of 63,000 devices that have been organized in 83 electoral districts in preparation for Election Day."
A member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Bahar Mahmoud, said in a statement today that "implementing the House of Representatives election law on the ground in its current form is very difficult and similar, calling for" its amendment, which has become a necessary need for free and fair elections. "And
Mahmoud warned that" not amending the law. " The elections will not differ from the previous one in 2018, but will be the worst "calling" for the demonstrators and the Iraqi street to pressure to change this law. "
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Sources: An upcoming meeting of the three presidencies and bloc leaders to discuss the election file

Political| 10:58 - 02/28/2021

 

 

 

 

BAGHDAD - Mawazine News 
, parliamentary sources revealed, on Sunday, vigorous preparations for holding an expanded meeting that brings together the heads of the republic, parliament, government, leaders of political forces and blocs in Baghdad, to discuss the election file, and dissolve Parliament itself two months before its scheduled date of October 10. 
The sources said, in an interview with Arab agencies, seen by Mawazine News, that "there are extensive preparations to hold a meeting that includes the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi, with the leaders of the main political forces in the country."
The sources emphasized, "The aim of the meeting is to come out with a unified position on the election file, to confirm that it will be held on time, and to pledge to facilitate the work of the High Elections Commission." 
She added that it is likely that "the UN special envoy for Iraq, Jenin Blashart, will participate in the meeting."
The same sources pointed out that "the meeting will discuss statements made by members and leaders of several blocs that question holding the elections on time, in contradiction to what was agreed upon and in a way that undermines the Iraqis’ demand to update their electoral data. " Ended 29/4 

 

 

 

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Politician warns of Security Council interference in the upcoming elections

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Political analyst, Aoun Al-Adly, warned, Thursday, that the government should conceal some information from Parliament regarding the elections, stressing that it may not serve its position and may be a stab at the entire political process.

Al-Adly said, “Prior to the decision to postpone the elections to October 10, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi raised the idea of urging the UN Security Council to issue a resolution to secure international monitoring of early elections,” noting that “logical analyzes of the events and according to the leaked information, there are hidden movements in this direction. “.

He explained, "The blocs supporting Al-Kazemi will be the first to stand against him if the matter is revealed and plans that are formulated to bring in the international supervisors and impose them on the Electoral Commission and thus control the elections as they like and contrary to the norms and legal covenants in Iraq."

He noted that "this step may push the political forces to thwart Al-Kazemi's plan by international intervention and asylum, to postpone the elections again to a later date other than the date specified in the first postponement."

He explained that, "If this step is completed, it is likely to be canceled and to go to the completion of the fourth legislative session of the House of Representatives, which ends in September 2022, provided that elections will be held 45 days before the aforementioned date."

He pointed out that "this postponement may lead to their return to protests to the sit-in squares, to demand the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the overthrow of the Prime Minister, who is seen as having brought pressure from the protesters to hold early elections."

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79% of the distribution of biometric cards in Rusafa

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The Baghdad Elections Office / Rusafa achieved 79% of the distribution of biometric cards, to reach the first place among the rest of the governorate offices per week by the amount of distribution.

The director of the office, Abbas Sabah Qassem, told Al-Sabah: "The percentage of registered voters who updated their data on the Rusafa side of Baghdad has reached 51 percent," indicating that "the number of voters is 3 million and 200 thousand voters."

He explained that "the office has 125 centers for registering and updating data, and there are approximately 250 mobile teams that participated in this process in residential areas and state institutions," noting that "those centers and teams registered the displaced on the Rusafa side of Baghdad in separating the displaced from the voter registry."

Kassem added, "The office distributed about one million and 100 thousand biometric cards to voters, at a rate of 79 percent," stressing that "this process is going well and is constantly escalating, as the office achieved the first ranks among the offices of other governorates in the amount of distribution per week, amounting to 10 - 12 thousand cards. "

He added that "there is a quota for the Rusafa Elections Office from the cards that will be distributed to the provincial offices, which number 300 thousand," noting that "the process of distributing the cards will continue even after the registration and modernization centers are closed on the first of next April."

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THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSES PREPARATIONS FOR THE ELECTIONS WITH THE DEPUTY UN REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 5:59 PM

 

 

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News Center The Board of Commissioners discussed today, Wednesday, with the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations in Iraq, Ingeborg Solon Gisladottir / preparations for the results of the elections scheduled for the tenth of next October.

The media of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, in a statement received by the National News Center, stated that the latter “received, at the headquarters of the Commission, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations in Iraq for Political Affairs and Electoral Assistance, Ingebiorg Solron Gisladottir, accompanied by the senior advisor of the UNAMI mission, Amir Arian. .

He added that the meeting was attended by “the commissioners, who are: Judge Fayyad Yassin Hussein, Judge Amer Musa Muhammad, and Judge Ali Rashid Muhammad.”

And complete the statement, that "the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners welcomed Ingebburg, and congratulated her on the occasion of assuming her duties, expressing his happiness that her visit to the Commission was her first activity in Baghdad."

And he added, “There was talk between the two parties about the various procedures that the Commission is undertaking, in the framework of updating voter data and related to the dates for registering political alliances and receiving candidate lists, as well as clarifying the nature of the challenges that the Board of Commissioners seeks to overcome, including with regard to elections abroad, in order to reach the merits. Prospective electoral system; Emphasizing that the date of holding the elections on 10/10/2021 is inevitable and binding according to the provisions of Article (8): First of the Elections Law No. 9 of 2020 ”.

According to the statement, Ingebeurg renewed "the support of the United Nations Mission in Iraq to the Commission and provide full assistance to complete the upcoming elections."

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The "stage" ... a new alliance between Al-Kazemi and Al-Abadi to run in the elections

Political| 05:44 - 17/03/2021

 

 

 

 

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, the deputy of the victory coalition, Badr Al-Ziyadi, revealed, on Wednesday, a movement to form an alliance between the current Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and the former Haider Al-Abadi in preparation for the upcoming elections.
Al-Ziyadi said in a radio interview, "There are discussions between the victory coalition headed by Haider al-Abadi and Al-Kazemi and political figures, but they did not rise to the level of the coalition registered in the Electoral Commission."
He added, "This alliance exists, but at the beginning of understandings, an alliance will be drawn up and registered with the Elections Commission."

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The announcement of the heads of the blocs to dissolve the House of Representatives one day before the election date

•  Time: 03/2021 20:55:46
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{Politics: Euphrates News} The heads of the blocs announced, on Saturday, the submission of an official request for the signatures of more than 172 deputies to dissolve the House of Representatives one day before the date of the early elections, which are scheduled to take place on the 10th of next October.

 

The head of the Alliance of the Sawers' Alliance, Nabil al-Tarfi, said in a joint press conference that, "It is not clear to everyone what Iraq is witnessing in terms of accelerating events, important variables and political and social turns that have cast their shadows on the political and social scene, which made the political forces face great responsibilities that require them to embark on a national road map that puts the interest of Iraq. Above all partisan or personal interests, considerations and convictions, the decision was to go to early elections to start a new phase of political work. " 
He added, "Where the parliament had actual steps to prepare the appropriate ground for early elections, the most important of which is an independent election law that gives wide trauma to the academic elites for broad participation in the elections and amending the Federal Court law, leaving only the last step of dissolving the House of Representatives."
This historic step must be made, bearing in mind all the data and challenges that Iraq is going through, so based on the provisions of Article 64 / First of the Iraqi constitution, which permitted a third of parliament members to submit a request to dissolve the House of Representatives.
He pointed out that "a request signed by more than 172 deputies has been submitted." To dissolve the House of Representatives in its fourth session on October 9, 2021, provided that the elections take place on the date set for the next October 10. ”
He called on the President of the Republic to“ issue a republican decree to set the above date. The vote will be taken on the dissolution of Parliament in the next session devoted to passing the budget. ” To "the unanimity of components and blocs to dissolve parliament."
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Postponing the settlement of the disputed areas file after the elections

Political| 02:40 - 22/03/2021

 

 

 

 

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The Committee of the regions and governorates not organized in a region in the House of Representatives announced, on Monday, the postponement of resolving the disputed areas file until after the elections.
The deputy head of the committee, Mahmoud Al-Kaabi, said, according to the official newspaper, that "the committee had referred to this issue, with the existence of ruling legal articles, such as Article 140 concerning the disputed areas."
Al-Kaabi added, "The opinion was to proceed with holding the elections and to postpone the resolution of this file until after this event, for fear of any obstacles facing this process." Ended 6/29 N

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Mr. Ammar al-Hakim and the US ambassador affirm the necessity of holding the elections on time

•  Time: 03/23/2021 14:50:26
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{Politics: Al Furat News} The head of the Iraqi coalition, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, and the US ambassador, Matthew Toller, stressed the necessity of holding early parliamentary elections in Iraq as scheduled on October 10.

 

A statement from his office, the Euphrates News Agency received a copy of it, stated that Mr. Ammar al-Hakim received Toller, "and they exchanged views on developments in the Iraqi, regional and international situation."
They stressed "the importance of activating bilateral relations between Iraq and America in the economic and cultural fields, and the importance of cooperation in issues of common interest," referring to "the topic of early elections and the need to hold them on time, with an emphasis on electoral security and creating a legal environment for them."
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim referred to "the importance of the cross-component alliance as a success story and a strategic variable in the Iraqi political reality," stressing the "importance of investing everyone's desire in the national project."
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Iraq: Citizens abroad will not participate in the upcoming elections

Date of publication: 23.03.2021 | 12:33 GMT |Arab world news

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The Board of Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq decided today, Tuesday, that Iraqi communities abroad will not participate in the elections scheduled to take place on the tenth of next October.

The Commission said in a press statement, "The Iraqi Parliament's Election Law No. 9 of 2020 stipulates that (Iraqis abroad vote for their constituencies using the biometric card exclusively)."

She added that "the commission faced several technical, financial, legal and health obstacles, the most important of which is that completing the process of registering Iraqi voters abroad by biometric in all its stages needs approximately (160) days in ideal conditions, while the remaining period is (40 days) only."

The Commission pointed out that "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has apologized for conducting the registration and voting process in Iraqi embassies and consulates due to the impossibility of establishing them at the current stage and for this electoral cycle."

She emphasized that "conducting the electoral process in places that are not subject to Iraqi sovereignty makes it subject to the laws of those countries and that the Iraqi judiciary has no jurisdiction over the violations and abuses that may occur."

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The High Commission decides to cancel the elections abroad

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Yesterday, Tuesday, the Independent High Electoral Commission decided not to hold elections for Iraqis abroad, attributing this to technical, financial and logistical reasons. This came in a special statement to Al-Iraqiya News Channel. While the "Iraqis" coalition led by Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim welcomed the decision, leaders and blocs opposed it. The "Sunni" and "Kurdish" components, as it is considered a major "marginalization" of the masses of both parties.

The commission’s decision sparked mixed reactions from the political parties. In the first comment of the “Iraqis” coalition, Representative Youssef Al-Kalabi said in a tweet on “Twitter”: “The cancellation of the foreign vote, although for purely technical and logistical reasons, it stopped a huge waste of money. It is a dangerous chapter from the doors of fraud and manipulation, and whoever is keen on voting, let him prepare before the elections (they visit while they are in a car) ”, concluding his tweet with the phrase“ Thank you, the Election Commission. ”

On the other hand, the leader of the Iraqi Forces Alliance, Ali Al-Issawi, announced his alliance’s rejection of the election commission’s decision, and said in a press interview: “We stand against the marginalization of any Iraqi’s vote and the denial of his participation in the electoral process outside Iraq.” And he continued: “The community is in The outside, which was prevented from voting, is of the Sunni and Kurdish components, and this affects the masses of political forces from these components.

In the first Kurdish comment on the decision, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Repin Salam, said: “The commission’s decision not to hold elections abroad is a deprivation for millions of Iraqi citizens who were forced by circumstances to leave the country.” He pointed out that “the Kurds will be affected by this decision, as well as Other minorities are Christians and Yazidis, especially since we have thousands of Kurdish citizens immigrating in Germany, Sweden, Norway, and other countries. The controversy over the decision included, in addition to the political dimension, the legal framework. The election expert, the former head of the Electoral Commission, Adel Al-Lami, considered the commission’s decision “contrary to the law that explicitly stipulated that it be conducted”.

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Can you participate in elections without biometric update?

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Baghdad - People  

On Wednesday, the Electoral Commission clarified the possibility of participating and voting in the upcoming elections using the short-term card without the biometric card.  

 

  

Commission spokeswoman Jumana Al-Ghalai said, in an interview with colleague Saadoun Mohsen Damad, followed by “Nas” (March 24, 2021): “Holders of a short-term card without fingerprint and face image, have the right to vote, and we invite them to register biometrically.”  

With regard to the decision to cancel the elections abroad, El-Ghalai said, "The commission has set a structure for elections abroad, as well as allocating a budget and it was approved in 21 countries, and there were sufficient preparations, but legal approvals were not received from any of these countries, as some of them are a complete ban and the other partial." We addressed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide sites inside embassies and consulates to update data biometrically and conduct elections, but it apologized for the lack of space in Iraqi embassies and consulates.  

She indicated, "The decision to cancel it came after a study in the Commission, conducted by the competent authorities," explaining that "the period for appeals to the decision has ended."  

She added, "We have 211 candidates, including 4 from the parties, 30 coalitions, and from the parties 250 parties, including 62 under formation," noting that "the commission prepared the ballot paper samples and sent them to the Korean company Miro to program the devices on the paper with the names of Fake for programming purpose. "  

She added, "April 17 will be the last date for registering alliances and candidates, while April 1 will be the last date for registering voter data," noting that "the commission is ready to hold the elections on the specified date, and we have provided ample room for the registration of candidates, and if the registration is extended another month." It will cause confusion and an imbalance in the UNHCR registration schedules. "  

It indicated, "those registered biometrically are 16 million out of more than 25 million citizens entitled to vote and participate in the elections, and we have distributed more than 134 million biometric cards," indicating that "it is not necessary for all registrants to update their data biometrically."  

She explained that "the Commission that there are no fines for damage to the biometric card, and in the event of damage to the holder must review the Commission and its branches to address the situation."  

She concluded, "The commission does not register voters abroad or internally on the basis of their sect, sectarian, national, or religious affiliation."  

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A leader in Al-Hikma: The cancellation of the foreign ballot needs to be reviewed and the forces are pushing to postpone the elections

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{Policy: Al-Furat News} The leader of the National Wisdom Movement, Muhammad Husam al-Hasani, stressed the need for the commission's decision to cancel the elections abroad.

 

Al-Hassani told Al-Furat News that "it is not in the interest of the elections to reduce the area of participation in the polls and cancel the elections abroad."
He added, "The decision needs to be reviewed and to give an opportunity to citizens who emigrate abroad, and what unites this is that they are Iraqis and have the right to vote according to the constitution." 
Al-Hasani pointed to "the presence of political forces pushing to postpone the elections for private interests."
And that "commitment to the date of holding the elections in it is a great national interest that necessitates the political forces to support the commission and the executive body in holding the elections on time to allow the Iraqi street to amend its options." 
With regard to the Commission’s ability to cancel the special polling, Al-Hasani said, "There are rumors and talk about decisions of this kind, but any reduction in the levels of participation in the elections is damaging the legitimacy of the electoral process." 
The head of the Iraqi coalition, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, called on the elections commission to reconsider its villages by canceling the elections abroad.
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim said in a tweet on Twitter: “Based on the fact that the capacity for participation in any democratic practice is an addition to its legitimacy and credibility, and our keenness to ensure a sound and fair electoral process in which all the people of the country participate in it, inside and outside it with a high flow, we claim that the Electoral Commission will reconsider a decision. Canceling the Iraqi community elections abroad by creating an appropriate mechanism for this, as they are a qualitative addition and to attract them to their country regardless of the number of participants.
The Election Commission decided, on Tuesday, Tuesday, not to hold elections for Iraqis abroad, and attributed that in a statement to “its encountering several technical, financial, legal and health obstacles, the most important of which is that completing the process of registering Iraqi voters abroad by metric in all its stages needs approximately (160) days a day. The ideal conditions, while the remaining period is (40 days) only, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has apologized for conducting the registration and polling process in Iraqi embassies and consulates due to the impossibility of setting them up in the current stage and for this election cycle, in addition to what it will take for the process of opening current accounts in the name of the offices of the Commission outside Iraq, And what this requires in terms of security and financial approvals from those countries. "
She added, "Moreover, conducting the electoral process in places that are not subject to Iraqi sovereignty makes it subject to the laws of those countries, and the Iraqi judiciary has no jurisdiction over the violations and abuses that may occur during the conduct of the electoral process, in addition to sending UNHCR staff to other countries in light of the critical health conditions represented by the spread of a pandemic." Corona endangers their safety, which was explained by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in accordance with the Supreme Committee for Health and Safety Resolution No. (11) for the year 2021. ''
The obligation of the commission’s decision by the parliamentary rejection. Badr Al-Ziyadi, a deputy from the Saeron Alliance, promised him that it was “surprising, not preceded by discussion, and is considered a constitutional violation,” noting that “some political forces have appealed against the commission’s decision to the court.”
While the representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hamid Al-Mousawi, described the commission’s decision as "frustrating for some political forces, indicating that"
"The commission decided not to hold elections abroad and not to cancel them," said UNHCR spokeswoman Jumana Al-Ghalai.
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The Cabinet approves a number of Commission decisions to ensure that the elections are held on time

•  Time: 03/28/2021 11:30:20
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Council of Ministers approved a number of decisions of the Election Commission; To complete the requirements of early elections, and to ensure that they are held on time.

 

According to a statement issued by the Council’s media received by the Euphrates News, the decisions that received the approval of the Council stipulated that “the quantities of the station, the center and the electoral ink related to the offices of the Commission in the Kurdistan Region should be increased, with an exception from the controls No. 1 attached to the instructions for implementing government contracts for the year 2014, and increasing the quantities for printing The biometric voter card and maintenance of data analysis servers, not exceeding (40%) instead of (20%) of the total contract amount. "
The Council of Ministers agreed to “the Commission’s recommendation that the period for submitting an objection to the referral be (۷) calendar days instead of () working days, provided that the bodies concerned with the objection in the commission are obligated to receive the objections throughout the period of exception, in a manner that guarantees the interest of all parties, and in accordance with the instructions. And controls in place. "
According to the statement, "the Council decided to postpone the payment of the customs fees by the Independent High Electoral Commission for international contracts that it concludes for the House of Representatives elections, and to cancel them later."

The decisions of the Electoral Commission stipulated that "it is authorized to contract with experts from retired employees, with specialization and experience (no more than 5), with the exception of the instructions for implementing government contracts for the year 2014."

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Fit for the Commission: The integrity of the elections is of utmost necessity, and the opportunity to participate must be given away from fraud

•  Time: 03/28/2021 15:25:44
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed today, Sunday, to the members of the Independent High Electoral Commission that the integrity of the elections is of the utmost necessity and that the opportunity to participate must be given away from fraud.

 

The media office of the President of the Republic said in a statement that Al Furat News received a copy of it: “The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received in the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the President and members of the Independent High Electoral Commission, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jenin Hennes Plasschaert, and the electoral assistance team in Baghdad. Iraq (UNAMI) and Adviser to the Prime Minister for Elections Affairs, Hussein Al-Hindawi. "

He added, "During the meeting, the timetables and their operations were reviewed, and the need to hold them on schedule, the obligations and requirements for conducting fair and fair elections, and efforts to complete the biometric registration of voters were intensified in order to ensure broad participation, and to strengthen the role of the United Nations in supporting the process." "Elections and the need for international monitoring of the elections in a way that contributes to the success of the elections, and guarantees sovereignty and respect for the independent decision of the Iraqis."

During the meeting, Saleh stressed "the importance of the upcoming elections, as they are considered articulated elections and a national entitlement."

He added, "There is an urgent need to provide a safe and stable environment, to be assured of the safety of the procedures applied to conduct the elections and to rely on the biometric card, to give voters the opportunity to choose their representatives away from fraud, manipulation and pressure, as well as to give equal opportunities to candidates to participate and run, noting that these factors represent the pillar of Are essential for the success of the elections and the launch towards the desired reform. " 

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The Cabinet approves a number of Commission decisions to complete the requirements for early elections

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2021-03-28 | 04:51

 

 

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Today, Sunday, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced that the Council approved a number of decisions of the Independent High Electoral Commission to complete the requirements for early elections, and ensure that they are held on time.

A statement was mentioned by the Secretariat Council of Ministers Alsumaria News received a copy of it, "The decisions that were approved by the Council stipulated the increase in the quantities of the station, the center and the electoral ink related to the offices of the Commission in the Kurdistan Region, with the exception of the controls No. 1 attached to the instructions for implementing government contracts for the year 2014, and increasing the quantities for printing the biometric voter card and maintaining Data analysis servers, with no more than (40%) instead of (20%) of the total contract amount. "

 

 

 

The statement added, "Council of Ministers He also agreed with the recommendation of the Commission to be a period of submission of objection to the referral 7 calendar days instead of 7 working days, to be bound by the concerned authorities to challenge the Commission to receive objections for the duration of the exception, so as to ensure the achievement of the interests of all parties, and in accordance with the instructions and regulations in force. "

As The council decided, according to the statement, "to postpone the payment of customs fees by the Independent High Electoral Commission for international contracts that it concludes for the House of Representatives elections, and to cancel them later."

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The President of the Republic: The upcoming elections are decisive and a national entitlement

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The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, during his reception, reviewed the President and members of the Independent High Electoral Commission, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennes Blashart, and the electoral assistance team in Iraq (UNAMI). And Adviser to the Prime Minister for Elections Affairs, Hussain Al-Hindawi, "their timetables and processes, stressing the need to hold them on time, and the obligations and requirements for conducting fair and fair elections, and intensifying efforts to complete the biometric registration of voters in order to ensure broad participation, and to strengthen the role of the United Nations in supporting the process." "Elections and the need for international monitoring of the elections in a way that contributes to the success of the elections and guarantees sovereignty and respect for the independent decision of the Iraqis.

Saleh stressed, in a presidential statement, "the importance of the upcoming elections, as they are considered articulated elections and a national entitlement," stressing the need to secure the conduct of fair and fair elections in the various stages of their conduct in a manner that removes doubts and concerns about them, which were the reason for the citizens' reluctance to participate. 

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He added, "There is an urgent need to provide a safe and stable environment and to be assured of the safety of the procedures applied to conduct elections and to rely on the biometric card, and to give voters the opportunity to choose their representatives away from fraud, manipulation and pressure, as well as to give equal opportunities to candidates to participate and run," noting that "these factors represent A basic pillar for the success of the elections and the launching of the desired reform. "