41% turnout in Iraqi parliamentary elections – Times of India

Baghdad : Voting in IraqThe country’s instant parliamentary elections were recorded 41 percent independent high election commission (IHEC) said this on Monday.
According to preliminary results, more than 9 million of the more than 24 million eligible voters had voted in Sunday’s election, the commission said in a statement.
After the remaining 6 per cent votes are counted, a marginal increase in the national turnout is expected.
judge Jalil Adnan KhalafiThe chairman of the Board of Commissioners in the Election Commission said in a press conference late Sunday that the official results would be declared within 24 hours of the end of polling.
Millions of Iraqis turned to nearly 8,000 polling stations across the country on Sunday to vote for 329 candidates for the upcoming 329 seats. Parliament.
Iraqi parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for 2022, were advanced in response to months of protests against corruption, poor governance and a lack of public services.
Meanwhile, early Friday voting for Iraqi security forces, prisoners and displaced people recorded a turnout of 69 percent.
According to IHEC, 821,800 voters out of 1,196,524 cast their votes, which is 69 per cent during early voting.

.

Leave a Reply