Kurdistan Election Results Officially Approved

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The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) declared the results of the sixth term Kurdistan parliamentary election were approved.

IHEC spokesperson Jumana al-Ghalai informed PUKMEDIA that the results of the 2024 Kurdistan parliamentary elections were ratified in a meeting of the IHEC's Board of Commissioners.

She also confirmed that the results were forwarded to the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region following approval by the Board of Commissioners.

Per the law, subsequent to the ratification of the Kurdistan parliamentary election results, they will be presented to the presidency of the Kurdistan Region, who will then establish the date for the first session of the Kurdistan Parliament.

According to the bylaws of the Kurdistan Parliament, the oldest member of the new term of the parliament will preside over the first session.

The IHEC declared last week that the Judicial Board of Elections dismissed all 41 complaints against the final results of the sixth term Kurdistan parliamentary elections.

PUK Spokesperson Saadi Ahmed Pire previously told a press conference that the Kurdish parties will soon start negotiations on forming the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) after the election results are approved by the judiciary.

On October 30, 2024, the IHEC announced the final results of the sixth term Kurdistan parliamentary elections, after which 41 complaints were submitted against the results within the three days given for submitting complaints.

The special and general vote of the Kurdistan parliamentary elections were held on October 18 and 20, 2024, where the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) secured 23 out of 100 parliamentary seats with 409,548 votes in all four constituencies of the Kurdistan Region. 

 

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