Garmian polling stations, violations, parliamentary general election

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – An observer in some of the Garmian polling stations stated in an interview with Kurdistan 24 “Although the process is going well in several places, but there are stations where tents set up nearby to, phone calls are made to people asking them to forcibly vote”  

“For example, at the polling station in Kalar, in some of the polling stations I went to get the statistics and information, I saw Arab people in, while Kurdish citizens according to the Article 140 do not have the right to vote, those Arabs don’t speak a Kurdish word, they are brought to vote, I or you didn’t get them, we know who has done that” He highlighted

According to his statement, the dominant political party within that border would have interfered and he’s going to file a complaint and report all that to the IHEC.

He added “it must be explained existence of Arabs and their participation in the Kurdistan parliamentary elections," 

With an undercover camera, which is revealing a number of Arab to vote in return for being paid money, it is said that there were 10 Arabs in one polling station alone.

The source showed that not only here in Sulaimani, but also in Piramagrun, Chamchamal and several other places, these Arab youth to vote for the PUK.

According to Kurdistan 24, the PUK forged voting cards for the young Arabs to increase the number of votes in the Sulaimani constituency. 

In the special voting process that was held on Friday, October 18th, 2024 in Kurdistan Region and several Iraqi provinces for the sixth round of the parliamentary general election, a candidate Rayan Chaldeani in the town of Chwarta in Sharbazher zone, received 14 times more votes, while there are no Christians live down there. 

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