Iraqi Election Results Postponed until Tomorrow
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Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission postpones the announcement of the preliminary results until tomorrow.
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The Commission announced that the initial participation rate in the general elections was 41%
Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission announced postponing the announcement of the preliminary results until tomorrow after the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, spoke of problems in some ballot boxes.
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The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq had said yesterday that the initial participation rate in the general polls amounted to 41%.
Polling stations in Iraq opened their doors on Sunday morning to about 25 million eligible voters, starting from 7h:00 until 18h:00, according to an announcement by the Commission.
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.
