The Commission announces the preliminary results of the provincial council elections

The Commission announces the preliminary results of the provincial council elections

Iraq  12/20/2023
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 Baghdad: Muhammad Al-Ansari

Yesterday evening, Tuesday, the Independent High Electoral Commission announced the preliminary results of the provincial council elections, and the total participation rate in the public and private ballots across the country reached 41 percent, with the participation of more than 6 million and 600 thousand voters out of a total of more than 16 million voters who received electoral cards, and the elections took place. With the participation of 134 alliances and individual candidates, while the total number of candidates reached 5898. Al-Sabah published the complete preliminary results on its website and on its other platforms, with the names of the candidates. 
And alliances.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani congratulated the national political forces and candidates who ran in the governorate council elections, and said in a blog post on the (X) website: I congratulate “particularly those who won and gained the voter’s trust,” indicating that “this trust and responsibility, which I hope will quickly turn into A tangible service reality, and local governments that interact with our plans for development, reconstruction and service provision, and exercise their legal and constitutional role,” stressing that the new elected local governments “will find all help and support from us, in a way that meets their ambitions.”
"Iraqis."
The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission, Omar Ahmed, said in a press conference held yesterday evening: “The Commission has fulfilled the implementation of the constitutional entitlement to hold governorate council elections,” indicating that “the announcement of the results will be for the primary ones, with a percentage of 94.4 percent.” Ahmed thanked the “President Ministers for his personal follow-up of the needs of the Commission.”
While the head of the electoral administration at the conference confirmed that “the total number of voters is more than 6 million, with a participation rate of 41 percent,” pointing out that “the stations under audit are 231.”

first results
The head of the electoral administration announced details of the results of the primary elections for 94.4 percent of the total general votes, and the results were as follows:
(Wasit Governorate): Wasit Ajmal 93837, State of Law 31321, Build 31124, State Forces 29250, Wasit Tent 13323. (Najaf Al-Ashraf Governorate): Build 42099, State of Law 35958, Al-Wafa 29667, State Forces 24581, Preach O Iraq 14443. ( Al-Qadisiyah Governorate: We Build 54488, State of Law 43842, Values ​​33619, Forces of the State 29047, Sunrise of January 18430. (Anbar Governorate): Taqadum Coalition 154733, Anbar is Our Identity 74062, Qimam Coalition 61204, Sovereignty 40127, Azm Coalition 35197. (Kirkuk Governorate) Kirkuk is our strength 139373, the Arab Alliance 98174, the Iraqi Turkmen Front 72281, the leadership 59430, the Kurdistan Democratic Party 46749.
(Diyala Governorate): Our National Diyala 97185, Progress 75928, Sovereignty 70560, Determination 41807, Diyala’s Entitlement 41190. (Holy Karbala Governorate): Karbala Creativity 99166, State of Law 31656, We Build 24352, Preach O Iraq 18012, Sunshine of Canon 12888. (Governorate Babylon: We Build 79611, State of Law 61548, National State Forces 58057, Ishraqa Kanun 28061, People’s Parliament 27625.
(Basra Governorate): Design 267999, We Build 112034, State Law 60534, State Forces 32582, Base 20138. (Maysan Governorate): We Build 51101, State Law 31841, State Forces 26558, Generations 9786, Values ​​7589, Iraqi Spare Parties 6413, The Iraqi Promise 1988. (Nineveh Governorate): Nineveh for its people 141749, Kurdistan Democratic Party 127938, National Contract 83082, Sovereignty 72787, Taqadum 71156, Al-Hasm 60123, Al-Hadbaa 57292, National Identity 53376, People of Nineveh 45939, Azm 44764, National Renewal 41588.
(Salah al-Din Governorate): Masses 122,305, National Framework 65,210, Civil Determination 61,561, Progress 48,874, Sovereignty 47,136, Decisiveness 40,187, Confidence 4192. (Muthanna Governorate): State of Law 46,750, State Forces 42,099, We Build 38,411, Preach, O Iraq 21,491, Al-Muthanna Public 19149, Al-Asas 10824, Sunrise of Canon 5920. (Dhi Qar Governorate): We build 73238, State of Law 56816, State Forces 33753, Machinery 26335, Mission 20274, Values ​​18168, Preach O Iraq 13963, Al-Asas 13177, Sunshine of Canon 12247.
As for the results of (Baghdad Governorate) with its total in Karkh and Rusafa: advanced 132719, we build 131869, State of Law 130468, Sovereignty 70481, State Forces 69111, torque 59291, Al -Hsalm 46366, Basis 36982, Absher Ya Iraq 22807, January 20311, generations 13314.
The participation rate in each governorate was as follows: Basra 43 percent, Maysan 29 percent, Al-Qadisiyah 38 percent, Dhi Qar 31 percent, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf 32 percent, Al-Muthanna 45 percent, Al-Rusafa 21 percent, Al-Karkh 32 percent, Holy Karbala 40 percent, Babylon 40 percent. percent, Wasit 37 percent, Diyala 43 percent, Anbar 57 percent, Salah al-Din 59 percent, Nineveh 53 percent, Kirkuk 66 percent, Dohuk (special vote) 67 percent, Erbil (special vote) 81 percent, Sulaymaniyah (special vote) 89 percent. .
The Board of Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission had previously announced the success of organizing and managing the electoral process for the provincial council elections.
The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Omar Ahmed, said earlier: “The Commission succeeded in performing the national mission of holding the governorate council elections in a safe and democratic atmosphere,” noting that “the electronic counting and sorting took place after the polling stations closed at six in the evening (Monday).”
He added, "The total participation rate in public and private voting reached 41 percent," stressing "the Commission's commitment to announcing the preliminary results of the elections within 24 hours," and noting that "the stations that did not send the results until the transmission medium was closed were transferred to the audit centers."

Complaints and cards
In turn, the spokeswoman for the Commission, Jumana Al-Ghalai, said: “The complaints regarding the electoral process did not reach the level of (red),” indicating that “the complaints classified as yellow amounted to 43 and green complaints 20, and there are 6 complaints under study,” confirming that “there are no complaints.” "Red."
She added, "The number of complaints for private balloting reached 54 complaints, and 15 complaints for general balloting." Al-Ghalai explained that "complaints classified as yellow do not affect the results of the elections and are rejected either because they are without evidence or violate formal or substantive conditions."
She pointed out that “complaints classified as green are due to violations committed by either the polling officer, the agent of the political entity, or the security services, but they do not affect the results of the elections and require investigation and accountability for those who are negligent.” She explained that “red complaints include forgery or tampering with ballot papers.” Or a change in the voter register.
Al-Ghalai stated, “The Election Commission received the memory stick with the manual counting and sorting forms at the National Office,” noting that “the results of the manual counting and sorting that took place the day before yesterday, Monday, for more than 35,000 stations were identical to the electronic results.”
Regarding the fate of the biometric electoral cards that were not received by their voter owners after the end of the provincial council elections, the spokeswoman stated, “Those non-received electoral cards are still in the Commission’s offices in the governorates for the purpose of inventorying them and submitting reports on the number of cards present in each office.”

Security success
Meanwhile, the Supreme Election Security Committee announced, yesterday, Tuesday, the success of the plan to secure the elections.
The head of the committee, Lieutenant General Qais al-Muhammadawi, said in a press conference: “We completed the security plan successfully with all types of manning forces, and we did not record any security breach for the first time,” noting that “more than 300 people were arrested for violating electoral instructions under various names.” .
Al-Muhammadawi pointed out: “The security units were able - for the first time - to fulfill all the requirements of the electoral process, and transfer the memory stick to the Election Commission, whether in Baghdad or the warehouses in the governorates, in record time,” noting that “the units performed their role and added to their record of serving the people and standing with them.” The law and the constitution, and that the security forces were at the same distance from all 
Candidates.
He explained, "80 percent of the memory stick was supposed to be transported by air, but due to bad weather conditions, it was transported by land," pointing out that "the crash of the helicopter in the Tuz Khurmatu district occurred as a result of a technical defect, and an investigation board was opened for those who gave orders to take off during the attack." Fog, because there was no flight line through this line due to bad weather conditions.”
For his part, Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari praised the security success of the elections.
The Media Office of the Minister of Interior stated in a statement, “Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, chaired the meeting of the Ministry’s opinion body in the presence of its members, to discuss the topics on the agenda.”
At the beginning of the meeting, Al-Shammari praised “the efforts made to secure the governorate council elections, offering his thanks and appreciation to the leaders and forces of the Ministry of Interior who participated in this duty,” praising “the role of the governorates that took over the security file after their success in the first test at this level without sending any reinforcements.” There are clear challenges,” noting that “the Iraqi state is strong and capable of confronting these challenges.”
The Ministry of Interior warned against shooting after the results of the provincial council elections were announced.
Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Miqdad Miri said: “With regard to the group of candidates who fired the gunshots, this issue has been monitored and the Ministry of Interior will take legal measures related to this due to their violation of the law,” and stated that “everything related to the electoral violation is the issue on the part of the Election Commission.”
Security expert Fadel Abu Ragheef revealed the reason for the great success in securing the elections. He said in a press interview: “The security services, and in particular the Ministry of Interior, which has the largest number of members of the rest of the security forces, has accumulated security experience for less than two decades in Regarding the exercise of 3 roles: the first is securing the elections and the simulation that precedes them, securing the election day, and its most important role in securing and transporting the ballot boxes to safety. 
Meanwhile, the media advisor to Prime Minister Hisham Al-Rikabi confirmed that the government completed the provincial council elections to the fullest extent.
Al-Rikabi said in a blog post on the (X) platform: “Elections are a fundamental pillar of the democratic system of government,” indicating that “the government was able to complete the governorate council elections to the fullest extent,” and added that “the government has thus established that elections are a national duty and that there is no change except through the ballot boxes.” ".

International insults
Several foreign countries offered congratulations and blessings to the Iraqis for successfully holding the provincial council elections.
The US Ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanski, congratulated the Iraqi people for holding the elections, and said in a tweet on the (X) platform: “We congratulate the Iraqi people for holding a safe and peaceful electoral process. Free and fair elections are essential for a democratic society to determine its future, and this week’s provincial council elections highlight On Iraqis’ commitment to democracy,” she concluded by saying, “We look forward to working with newly elected local leaders to strengthen the comprehensive US-Iraqi partnership across the country.”
The Japanese ambassador to Iraq, Futoshi Matsumoto, also posted in a blog post on the (X) platform: “Congratulations to the Iraqi people on the peaceful implementation of the provincial council elections,” considering it “an important step for democracy in
 Iraq".
Matsumoto added, “Democracy cannot be achieved in one day in any country. Japan has also overcome difficulties in its quest for democracy over more than 150 years since the beginning of its modernization,” and noted that “Japan will continue to walk side by side with the Iraqi people who "He aspires to democracy."
For her part, Canada's ambassador to Baghdad, Cathy Bonka, said in a blog post on the (X) platform: "Her country congratulates the Republic of Iraq on holding the first elections for provincial councils since 2013," indicating that she "appreciates the efforts of the Election Commission to complete the polls."
Ambassador Bonca congratulated "the Iraqi government for its success in providing a safe environment for voters to vote," stressing that "her country continues to support Iraq's efforts to build a comprehensive democracy."

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