The head of the Supreme Security Committee for Elections in Iraq Lieutenant-General Abdul-Amir Al-Shammari said that the Iraqi legislative elections went so smoothly, adding that the plan to secure the electoral process has proven to be remarkably successful.

During a press conference, the top Iraqi figure announced the arrest of more than 200 people who committed violations in several Iraqi governorates during the electoral process.

On his account, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf assured that the results of the manual counting in the general ballot will be matched with the electronic one.

Adnan stated that "preliminary results for 83 electoral districts in 18 Iraqi provinces have been announced," adding that no major violations have been classified so far.

“The Electoral Commission will continue to receive appeals for 3 days; the appeals will be resolved and considered within a week after their submission,” he added.

The leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq Muqtada al-Sadr tweeted that the legislative Iraqi election has been distinguished since it was held under the monitoring of Arab and international commissions and approved.”

In his tweet, Al-Sadr added that no internal parties or regional and international countries should influence the commission’s results.

On Sunday, Iraqi voters flocked all day to the polling stations, and several prominent political figures in the country cast their votes.

More than 3,200 people ran for 329 seats in Parliament, with 25% of the seats allocated to women. On the other hand, 1249 international observers participated in monitoring the universal suffrage process, and the electoral process took place amid strict security measures.