ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, after casting his ballot in Iraq's parliamentary elections on Tuesday, stressed his government’s role facilitating the current democratic process while reaffirming the constitutionality of the vote’s date.

Iraq is holding its sixth parliamentary elections post-2003, where more than 20 million voters are eligible to cast a ballot in one of the country’s over 7,000 polling stations.

In an address to reporters, Sudani noted that his "government placed great emphasis on stabilizing the political situation and carrying out peaceful dialogue," hailing other elections held during his tenure, such as the Kurdistan Region’s 2024 parliamentary elections and 2023’s provincial council vote.

Sudani thanked the country’s security forces and congratulated the people of Iraq for the electoral process, asserting that the elections are taking place in a "safe and stable environment" in the presence of international observors.

He also stressed that the vote was held in its “constitutional time,” days after earlier remarks by Iraq’s chief judge, Faiq Zidan, questioning the constitutionality of the vote’s date.

The Iraqi premier leads his own alliance in the elections, the Reconstruction and Development Alliance. The alliance was formed ahead of the 2025 parliamentary vote and includes several prominent Shiite political figures, including Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) chief and head of the Ataa Movement Falih al-Fayyadh and Ayad Allawi, a former prime minister.

A total of 7,743 candidates, comprised of 5,496 males and 2,247 females, are running for the legislature’s 329 seats. Polling stations are set to close at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, with results scheduled to be announced within 24 hours of the closure of ballots.