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Election campaigns begin in Kurdistan,
registration centers receive 695,000 voters
18.6.2009
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June
18, 2009
ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', —
The office of the Independent High Electoral
Commission (IHEC) in Erbil city on Wednesday
announced the launch of the election campaigns in
Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
“The campaigns for the presidential and
parliamentary polls began today,” the director of
the office, Handreen Mohammed, told Aswat al-Iraq
news agency.
The campaigns will end on July 23, Mohammed noted.
The IHEC has set July 25 as the date for
parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan region. The
elections will coincide with the presidential polls.
A total of 509 candidates from 20 political blocs
and five alliances encompassing 15 blocs are
competing for 111 seats in the upcoming
parliamentary polls.
Parliamentary polls in region were scheduled to be
held on May 19, but were postponed due to the
Parliament’s endorsement of the amended law on
elections.
Kurdish registration centers receive 695,000 voters
Registration centers in Iraq’s Kurdistan region have
received more than 695,000 voters thus far,www.ekurd.net
the Independent High Electoral
Commission (IHEC) in Erbil city said in a statement
on Wednesday.
“A total of 695,965 voters registered their names,
including 349.880 in Erbil, 270.016 in Sulaimaniyah,
75.103 voters in Duhok and 966 voters in Baghdad,”
said the statement.
The IHEC has set July 25 as the date for
parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan region. The
elections will coincide with the presidential polls.
A total of 509 candidates from 20 political blocs
and five alliances encompassing 15 blocs are
competing for 111 seats in the upcoming
parliamentary polls.
Parliamentary polls in region were scheduled to be
held on May 19,www.ekurd.net
but were postponed due to the
Parliament’s endorsement of the amended law on
elections.
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