Browsing Tag
IraqElections
40 posts
Special voting for Iraq’s early election ends; IHEC reports 69% turnout
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Special voting in Iraq’s early elections officially ended at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and the…
Iraqis should have ‘confidence’ to vote as they please: UNAMI
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United Nations said on Friday Iraqis should have the “confidence” to vote as they…
Soldiers, prisoners, displaced people vote early ahead of national polls
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Soldiers, prisoners and displaced people voted in special early polls in Iraq on Friday, two…
Iraqi parliament dissolves itself ahead of election
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Iraqi Council of Representatives dissolved itself on Thursday, three days before the national polls,…
U.S., Europe call on Iraqi parties to respect rule of law, integrity of electoral process
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States and Europe on Wednesday called on all parties in Iraq to respect…
Youth in Iraq protest hub vow to boycott ‘rigged’ polls
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq will hold early elections on Sunday as a concession to a youth-led protest movement,…
HRW calls on Iraq to improve access to polling places for disabled people
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Iraq to improve access to polling places for…
U.N. envoy to Iraq says people must ‘feel free’ to exercise electoral rights
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.N. Envoy to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said on Tuesday people must “feel free” to exercise…
Iraqi PM says Oct. 10 is ‘the opportunity’ for change
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said October 10 when Iraqis are to elect a new…
Iraq’s election: How it works, main players
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi voters are to elect a new parliament next Sunday in the fifth such vote since…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric calls for high voter turnout
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Wednesday called for wide participation in…
Who’s competing in Iraq’s elections?
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq holds a general election on October 10, its fifth parliamentary vote since the U.S.-led…