ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Hundreds of international media outlets and observers have registered to oversee the Kurdistan Region's independence referendum process that concludes with local voting on Monday.
So far, 136 international observing teams, 142 international media outlets, and 35 international individual observers have taken part in this process, Sherwan Zrar, the spokesperson of Kurdistan’s Independent High Referendum and Electoral Commission (IHREC) told Rudaw on Saturday.
"We are registering them on a daily basis and ready to register them through September 24," he said, explaining it was unexpected for this number of internationals to come and observe the referendum process.
According to the IHREC, more than 5 million people are eligible to vote in the Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum.
So far, 136 international observing teams, 142 international media outlets, and 35 international individual observers have taken part in this process, Sherwan Zrar, the spokesperson of Kurdistan’s Independent High Referendum and Electoral Commission (IHREC) told Rudaw on Saturday.
"We are registering them on a daily basis and ready to register them through September 24," he said, explaining it was unexpected for this number of internationals to come and observe the referendum process.
Voting for those abroad in diaspora began on Saturday and continues on Sunday and Monday. Registration, which began on September 1, also can be done on those three days, Zrar added.
“Kurds living in diaspora, any country, could easily vote through a link designed for them on the [commission's] website. They have to register first and then vote," he said.
A major favor done for the Kurdish diaspora community, according to Zrar, was the removal of the ration card requirement , replacing it with the national ID or Iraqi passport.
According to the IHREC, more than 5 million people are eligible to vote in the Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum.
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