Al-Kadhimi: Voting in the Iraqi parliamentary elections is going smoothly

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed that the voting process in the early parliamentary elections, which started today, Sunday, throughout the country, is going smoothly after it has passed the middle of the day.

Al-Kazemi said, in a tweet via his Twitter account: "We passed the middle of the election day, and the electoral process went smoothly."

He thanked all those who participated in the polls, calling on voters who have not yet voted to quickly go to the polling stations to choose their representatives.

He said, "Vote for Iraq, and for the future of our generations."

Viola von Kramon, head of the European Union Election Monitoring Mission, revealed that a preliminary report on the conduct of the elections was submitted 48 hours after the end of the elections.

Karamon added that the Iraqi elections are witnessing a major security tightening due to the risks that the country may face, hoping that these measures will not affect the voters.

In turn, Judge Adnan Khalaf, head of the Independent High Electoral Commission, said that the electoral process is going well and that no violations have been recorded and the international community is participating in the election coverage.

Khalaf added: "We hope that voters will reach the polling stations to choose the best freely, and that this day relates to the voter's freedom to choose candidates and thus choose a new Iraqi parliament that meets the aspirations of Iraqis for the coming years."

The reactions of the Iraqis to the process of the parliamentary elections were mixed. Saadia Alawi (83 years old) said: “I was not successful in voting because the fingerprint did not appear in the verification device, because I suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure, and therefore I was deprived today of casting my vote.”

 She expressed her sadness for this because she participated in all the electoral processes after 2003 and cast her vote successfully, adding that the staff of the Commission in the electoral center in the Karrada neighborhood made efforts to make the voting process complete, but all their attempts failed.

Meanwhile, Dr. Abd Ali Raouf Al-Khasaki (75 years old) said that the electoral process was smooth and transparent and there were no pressures on voters, noting that the level of turnout is currently weak and is expected to increase in the coming hours and before the polls close.

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