Iraqi election results sent to Federal Supreme Court for approval

Hassan Al-Saeed

Members of Iraqi security stand guard as supporters of the Hashid al-Shaabi paramilitary network march toward one of the Green Zone entrances in the capital, Baghdad, on Nov. 6, 2021. — Members of Iraqi security stand guard as supporters of the Hashid al-Shaabi paramilitary network march toward one of the Green Zone entrances in the capital, Baghdad, on Nov. 6, 2021, in a new protest against last month's election results. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

Baghdad — The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headed by Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf held a press conference on Nov. 30 to announce the final election results after it processed all appeals raised by some candidates and political parties.

The IHEC announced a record low turnout in the early elections, with 44% of eligible voters going to the polls.

“The number of voters is 9 million, representing 44% of the electorate,” Khalaf announced, adding that out of the ballots casted, 720,979 votes were deemed invalid, which is about 8% of the total votes.

The low turnout came as a surprise since in 2019 many Iraqis protested and called for early elections in hopes of making a change to the political system that was installed after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime.

Iraqi election results sent to Federal Supreme Court for approval

The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission announced the final results of the Oct. 10 elections and will now send its results to the Federal Supreme Court for approval.

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