The process of forming the Iraqi government according to the Iraqi constitution: The new council of representatives shall be elected forty-five days before the conclusion of the electoral term. The President of the Republic...
Ban encouraged all political parties to constructively engage in the government formation process.
Nikolay Mladenov said Iraqis “deserve a lot of credit for a very professional manner in which they approached the organization of the election.”
Citizens described elections as a historic day and were proud to exercise the democratic right to vote for a better future.
President Obama: “The United States will continue to stand with the Iraqi people as partners in their pursuit of a peaceful, unified and prosperous future.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the importance of Wednesday’s national elections for peace and stability in Iraq and called for creating the necessary conditions to enable all citizens to participate in the polls.
Iraqis living in the United States cast their ballots in seven states to elect their representatives in the Iraqi parliament.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the Independent High Electoral Commission, Mr. Mukdad al Sharify confirmed on April 27, 2014 that the UNHCR offices oversees opened 103 polling stations around the world to allow Iraqis living abroad to vote.
“I am more important than my finger, but today, my finger represents me. My finger represents Iraq. With this finger, I’m building a new Iraq.”
Iraqi voters living in the United States say it is important for them to show up and have a say who is governing their home country.
The Board of Commissioners (BoC) has issued on 23 March a resolution to adopt the required documents from the voters abroad in order to allow them to vote in the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections...
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