Iraqi premier calls for fair Kurdistan Region elections
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, has called for fair elections to take place in the Kurdistan Region, according to a statement from the premier’s media office.
The statement was released after the prime minister’s meeting with the top delegation of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Monday to discuss the commission's efforts and measures regarding the Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections.
In addition, Sudani called for the resolution of the issues preventing the commission from carrying out its procedures and the discussion of legal mechanisms to ensure free and fair elections.
The premier also called for elections to represent the Kurdish people's wishes.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Sunday told Kurdistan24 that there had been no change to the date of the parliamentary election.
Every four years, Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections are held to elect the 111 members. The election was first held in 1992 and the most recent election was held in 2018.
On March 28, Jumana al-Ghalai, the spokesperson of the IHEC revealed that 3,789,360 people are eligible to vote in the Kurdistan Region and that 2,783,552 have renewed their voter registration cards, which is more than one million voters, 26% of the total number of voters.