Iraqi leaders sign electoral code of conduct
The agreement among Iraqi parties comes in light of ongoing efforts by Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government to reunite political blocs ahead of the October elections.
The leaders of Iraqi political parties and blocs participating in the upcoming elections signed on Sept. 15 an electoral conduct document under the auspices of President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The code consists of principles and rules aimed at controlling the behavior of political parties during the election period.
Early parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Iraq on Oct. 10, with the participation of 110 political parties formed into 22 electoral alliances, and a total of 5,323 candidates. The government has been striving to secure the necessary political, economic and security atmosphere to ensure elections with the greatest possible integrity. It also provided the Independent Electoral Commission with the necessary funds.
In order to providing security and other logistic requirements, the Independent High Electoral Commission conducted on Oct 22, the third and final simulation across Iraq in two stations for each of the 1079 registration centers affiliated to all provincial electoral offices. The prime minister Mustafa Kadhimi has overseen the process. Other political leaders and UN representatives and other international parties attended the event as well.
Kadhimi had sponsored in August the National Dialogue Conference with the participation of all spectrums of Iraqi society to discuss matters related to the Oct. 10 elections.
