Polls open in Kurdistan Region for parliamentary elections

A total of 2,683,618 people are eligible to vote in the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections. The polls were opened at 7am and will close at 6pm.

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Zero chance for vote rigging in Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections: IHEC head

The president of the Iraqi electoral body (IHEC) assured political parties and all candidates during a press conference at a polling station in Erbil on Friday that there was no “chance” for fraud in the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections, following reports of alleged violations against the IHEC’s rules and regulations in Sulaimani and Halabja provinces

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Early voting begins in Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections

Around 216,000 members of the Kurdistan Region's security forces are eligible to cast their ballots during the early vote.

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Assyrian leader says Kurdistan elections will restore legitimacy, criticizes court's Christian quota ruling

Yonadam Kanna, Secretary of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, said the upcoming Kurdistan parliamentary elections will help restore legitimacy to the Kurdistan Region’s political institutions but expressed concern over a recent Federal Court decision that reduced Christian quota seats.

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KDP President Barzani talks Kurdistan elections, regional conflicts at largest rally in Erbil

KDP President Masoud Barzani addressed his party’s supporters at his party's final and largest rally in Erbil during which he spoke about the voting process and the regional turmoil amid Israel’s war on Lebanon and Gaza

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Campaigning for Kurdistan Region's parliamentary elections concludes Tuesday

Around 3.8 million people were eligible to vote in the upcoming elections, out of which nearly three million have completed the biometric process and will be able to cast their ballots on October 20

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The Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections; all you need to know

On October 20, a total of two alliances, 13 political parties, and 124 independent candidates will vie for 100 seats at the Kurdistan Region Parliament

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US-sanctioned Rayan al-Kildani capitalizes on PUK ties to launch party campaign in Sulaimani

Rayan al-Kildani, the leader of a controversial, US-sanctioned, nominally-Christian party launched his party’s campaign for the upcoming Kurdistan Region elections in Sulaimani – a city under the control of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, led by Kildani’s close ally Bafel Talabani.

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UNAMI welcomes starting of Kurdistan Region elections campaigning, vows support for ‘fair and transparent’ vote

UNAMI on Wednesday welcomed the starting of campaigning for the Kurdistan Region’s October 20 parliamentary elections, reiterating UN’s support for a “free and transparent” elections process

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