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Shafaq News
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq parliamentary elections: Campaigning begins October
Shafaq News - Baghdad On Monday, Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced the official campaign period for candidates will begin in early October, confirming that voter registration is no longer accessible. Addressing Shafaq News, the commission's media team spokesperson, Hassan Hadi Zayer, highlighted that the window for updating voter records was extensive which allowed the commission to revise the data of more than two million voters. He also clarified that the minorities' seat allocations are determined by the current election law, with no plans to increase them. These remarks come as Iraq prepares for its parliamentary elections scheduled for November 11, 2025. Earlier this month, IHEC revealed its need for approximately 250,000 polling staff, emphasizing that it is also seeking official approval to issue commendation letters to those participating on Election Day.
Shafaq News
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq's parliamentary elections: Displaced people to vote inside camps
Shafaq News/ Displaced persons will vote inside camps during Iraq's November elections, except for those from Sinjar who may vote inside or outside, an Iraq High Electoral Commission (IHEC) official announced on Monday. The member of the IHEC media team, Hassan Hadi Zayer, told Shafaq News that displaced voters must be registered with the Ministry of Migration and Displacement and must be listed within official displacement records, except for those from Sinjar district. Ali Jahakir, spokesperson for the Ministry of Migration, noted to Shafaq News that only a few camps remain operational, mainly in Duhok and some in Erbil within the Kurdistan Region. Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani said last week that more than two million Iraqis were displaced to the Region. According to official figures, Duhok province currently hosts 15 displacement camps housing more than 3,300 displaced persons, the majority of whom are residents of Sinjar who fled following the ISIS incursion in 2014. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani reaffirmed in March the government's commitment to resolving the situation of Sinjar's displaced population and facilitating their return.
