Special Voting Process Commences, Running for 11 Hours

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The Commencement of Special Voting Process.

Special voting for the sixth term of the Kurdistan parliamentary elections commenced at 7 am today. The process will run until 6 pm, lasting for a total of 11 hours.

According to information obtained by PUKMEDIA from the Independent High Electoral Commission, 215,960 voters are eligible to participate in the special voting across all four constituencies of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, and Halabja.

There are 165 polling centres designated solely for special voting in the Kurdistan Region. This includes 62 centres in Erbil, 57 in Sulaymaniyah, 33 in Duhok, and one in Halabja. In total, there are 749 special polling stations across all four constituencies, comprising 306 stations in Erbil, 276 in Sulaymaniyah, 142 in Duhok, and 3 in Halabja.

In addition to the four provinces of the Kurdistan Region, polling stations will be set up in Kirkuk, Baghdad, Salahaddin, Nineveh, Diyala, Wasit, and Anbar for the special voting of the sixth term of the Kurdistan Parliament.

A total of 251,700 ballots have been printed for the special voting process. This includes 136 electoral lists featuring 1,191 candidates, of which 368 are female. There are also 84 independent candidates for general seats, 20 for Turkmen seats, and 18 for Christian seats.

After six years, the elections for the sixth term of the Kurdistan Parliament are set to take place on October 20, 2024. Today, October 18, special voting will be conducted for the same purpose, allowing 215,960 voters to participate in the voting process over the course of 11 hours.


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