The Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq confirmed on Saturday that the appeals have been handled impartially and that most of them do not affect the vote results. In this context, the Director of Media and Communications at the Electoral Commission, Hassan Salman, stated that "the conference scheduled to take place later today will announce the final results of the elections," adding that "the results of the manual counting for the reserved polling stations will be included in the announced preliminary results," according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
He further noted that "most of the appeals do not rise to the level of impacting the electoral process," emphasizing that "the appeals have been handled impartially and most are not influential in the vote results."
He pointed out that "after the announcement of the final results, there will be a new period for submitting appeals." The Independent High Electoral Commission had previously announced that 95% of the manual counting has been completed across all 3,681 polling stations.
Member of the media team at the commission, Imad Jamil, mentioned that "the results of the manual counting matched the electronic results, and this was done in the presence of observers from entities and international monitors." He clarified that "the results from these stations have been added to the preliminary results," adding that the total number of complaints reached 356.
The Sadrist Movement, led by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, achieved a remarkable success in this electoral event, reportedly securing more than 70 seats according to preliminary results, while the Al-Fatah Alliance, which includes Iran-aligned Popular Mobilization Forces factions, faced significant losses. However, observers believe that Sadr alone is unlikely to form the government unless he negotiates with others.
