Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission spokesperson Jumana Al-Ghalai
Iraq election commission receives 872 appeals on vote results
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission announced Friday that it received a total of 872 appeals challenging the results of the November 11 parliamentary elections.
Commission spokesperson Jumana Al-Ghalai said in a statement that “the final number of appeals submitted regarding the election results reached 872.”
The commission had previously confirmed the end of the appeals submission period on Thursday after receiving more than 800 challenges.
The IHEC released the final election results on Monday, confirming turnout above 56 percent and publishing the distribution of all 329 parliamentary seats across the country’s 18 governorates.
IHEC recorded 729,923 invalid ballots nationwide, with some of the highest totals registered in the Kurdistan Region as well as Baghdad, Nineveh and Diyala. The Commission said appeals will now move to judicial review before final certification by the Federal Supreme Court.
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ruled Monday that the current parliament’s term has ended and that the cabinet formed under it is now restricted to caretaker functions only, responding to a request from President Abdul Latif Rashid.